hour-long
adjective
variants
or less commonly hourlong
: lasting an hour
an hour-long commute
hour-long television shows
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The teaser at the end of this week’s hour-long episode promises bonafide flagship mess: Obnoxious guests, police coming onboard, deckhand Kyle apparently hooking up with a guest.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 June 2025
The supergroup convened beneath the bubble at the McCarren Park tennis courts, in Brooklyn, where Malkmus, fifty-nine, was finishing up an hour-long hitting session with Hutchins and a few old friends.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
To get to 20 MET hours a week, a participant would have to do five hours of brisk walking a week (e.g., five hour-long walks a week) or jog for two hours a week (e.g., four 30-minute jogs per week).
—ArsTechnica, 2 June 2025
The show aired from 2007-2017, first on Fox Sports as hour-long episodes for two seasons, then on ESPN in segment form within the network’s other programs.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 June 2025
The supergroup convened beneath the bubble at the McCarren Park tennis courts, in Brooklyn, where Malkmus, fifty-nine, was finishing up an hour-long hitting session with Hutchins and a few old friends.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
To get to 20 MET hours a week, a participant would have to do five hours of brisk walking a week (e.g., five hour-long walks a week) or jog for two hours a week (e.g., four 30-minute jogs per week).
—ArsTechnica, 2 June 2025
The show aired from 2007-2017, first on Fox Sports as hour-long episodes for two seasons, then on ESPN in segment form within the network’s other programs.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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“Hour-long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hour-long. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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