Time - Span & Duration

Explore English idioms regarding span and duration with examples like "down the road" and "many moons".

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since (the) year one

from a time that has begun a long ago

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$Definition & Meaning of \"(since|from) (the|) year one\"$

down the road

at a point in time as a process or action continues or is being carried out

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$Definition & Meaning of \"down the road\"$

bankers' hours

a work day that is short compared to total hours of most jobs

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$Definition & Meaning of \"bankers' hours\"$

in the long run

in the end of or over a long period of time

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$Definition & Meaning of \"(in|over) the long run\"$

till the cows come home

used to describe a prolonged or indefinite period of time, often implying that something will continue for a very long duration

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$Definition & Meaning of \"(till|until) the cows come home\"$

to come and go

to last only for a short period of time

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$Definition & Meaning of \"to [come] and [go]\"$

many moons

used to refer to a long passage of time or a significant number of months or years

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$Definition & Meaning of \"many moons\"$

(somewhere) along the line

at an unspecified point during a series of events or a process

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$Definition & Meaning of \"(somewhere|) (along|down) the line\"$

month of Sundays

a very prolonged period of time

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$Definition & Meaning of \"month of Sundays\"$

since time immemorial

used to say that something has existed or been done for an extremely long time, to the point where its origin or beginning is unknown or forgotten

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$Definition & Meaning of \"(since|from) time immemorial\"$