Synonyms of lifespan

lifespan

noun

variants also life span

as in duration

the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress

I saw no need to pay more for a better-built computer that would just grow obsolete before the end of its lifespan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• duration
• life
• lifetime
• time
• continuance
• date
• span
• term
• standing
• run
• longevity
• tenure
• stretch
• tour
• spell
• age
• half-life
• turn
• hitch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lifespan

While the financial costs of employee disengagement are significant, leadership longevity is equally critical in a context of longer lifespans and careers. —Dilan Gomih, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Throughout its lifespan, the station has served as a test bed for scientific research in microgravity and has in years past opened itself up to private commercial missions. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026

And stay tuned for more from The Enquirer on the all-concrete structure's historic lifespan as it's torn down throughout 2026. —Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2026

But studies have linked sitting for long periods of time to everything from mental health issues to a shorter lifespan, making the connection hard to ignore. —Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Jan. 2026

How long is 125 years, which the Hayflick Limit suggests is the most extreme end of the human lifespan? —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026

Additionally, over its 25-year lifespan, this PPA will save the county approximately $30 million. —Calvin Ball, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026

The finding that people who didn’t have children also aged faster and had shorter lifespans was more surprising, Hukkanen says. —K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026

Researchers then assigned composite scores and looked for associations; higher scores, meaning diets that included more antioxidant-rich foods, were linked with later menopause onset and longer reproductive lifespans. —Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Jan. 2026