noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ brief , short
▪ limited
▪
Jobs were of limited ~ and usually paid low wages.
▪ long , prolonged
▪ indefinite
▪ maximum , minimum
▪ overall , total
▪
The overall ~ of the flight was 11 hours.
▪ average , mean
▪ expected , likely
▪
the expected ~ of the disease
▪ desired , ideal
VERB + DURATION
▪ decrease , reduce , shorten
▪
Taking antibiotics will shorten the ~ of the illness.
▪ limit
▪ extend , increase
▪ calculate , determine , estimate , measure
PREPOSITION
▪ for the ~ (of)
▪
She stayed there for the ~ of the trip.
▪ of … ~
▪
The next contract will be of shorter ~.
▪ throughout the ~ of
▪
This continued throughout the ~ of their marriage.