lifetime

lifetime
[[t]la͟ɪftaɪm[/t]]
lifetimes
1) N-COUNT: usu sing, oft poss N A lifetime is the length of time that someone is alive.

During my lifetime I haven't got around to much travelling.

...a trust fund to be administered throughout his wife's lifetime.

...an extraordinary lifetime of achievement.

2) N-SING: with poss The lifetime of a particular thing is the period of time that it lasts.

...the lifetime of a parliament.

...a satellite's lifetime.

3) PHRASE: n PHR (emphasis) If you describe something as the chance or experience of a lifetime, you are emphasizing that it is the best or most important chance or experience that you are ever likely to have.

This could be not just the trip of a lifetime but the experience of a lifetime.


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