LIFETIME


Meaning of LIFETIME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ laɪftaɪm ]

( lifetimes)

1.

A lifetime is the length of time that someone is alive.

During my lifetime I haven’t got around to much travelling.

...an extraordinary lifetime of achievement.

N-COUNT : usu sing , oft poss N

2.

The lifetime of a particular thing is the period of time that it lasts.

...the lifetime of a parliament.

...a satellite’s lifetime.

N-SING : with poss

3.

If you describe something as the chance or experience of a lifetime , you are emphasizing that it is the best or most important chance or experience that you are ever likely to have.

This could be not just the trip of a lifetime but the experience of a lifetime.

PHRASE : n PHR [ emphasis ]

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