running time
nounDefinition of running time
: the duration of a motion picture, a theatrical performance, or a recording
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Marc Brenner One of two big London transfers this year, The Inheritance has been dubbed this generation’s Angels in America — and not just because of its two-part, six-plus hours running time. — Eben Shapiro, Time, "The Most Anticipated Plays and Musicals of Fall 2019," 30 Aug. 2019 Bernadette's disappearance is resolved much more quickly Much of the book’s final third is streamlined to better accommodate the movie’s 100-minute running time. — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, "'Where'd You Go, Bernadette': The biggest differences between the book and the movie," 15 Aug. 2019 Wednesday and Saturday, the games will begin at 3 p.m. The games once again will be running time except the last two minutes, which will have stoppages. — oregonlive.com, "Portland Winterhawks announce Neely Cup details; 15 players headed to developmental camps," 23 July 2019 The Red Sox never did take it Sunday night, when a win would have felt so wonderful, erasing the toll of a long night of baseball that started with an hourlong first inning and crossed the four-hour running time by the ninth. — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, "First Chris Sale, then David Price, these pitched battles have got to stop," 15 July 2019 His 60-meter run time in 1999 still stands as the state record. — Robert Rimpson, The Courier-Journal, "Meet King Combest, a track prodigy and son of one of Kentucky's all-time greats," 5 July 2019 This tech may provide robots with more autonomy and run time between charges in the future. — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, "This Robotic Fish Is Powered by a 'Blood' Battery," 21 June 2019 With up to 60 minutes of run time on a single charge, this mower is a great pick if your lawn is up to a half an acre in size. — Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, "You Can Still Get This Electric Mower For Cheap Post-Prime Day," 17 July 2019 Petersen’s three-hour epic was itself a U-boat, silent and heavy and claustrophobic for much of its run time. — Adrian Daub, The New Republic, "Hulu’s Das Boot Gets Lost at Sea," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'running time.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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