Lifetime
/ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The duration of the life of someone or something.
"a project that will take many human lifetimes to complete"
- 2 the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) wordnet
- 3 A long period of time. excessive, informal
"I've been waiting a lifetime for a train."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Communism will never be reached in my lifetime."
Etymology
From Middle English lyftyme, equivalent to life + time. Cognate with Icelandic líftími (“lifetime”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Lieuwendstied, Dutch leeftijd and levenstijd, German Low German Levenstied, German Lebenszeit, Danish livstid, Swedish livstid.