- the length of time that somebody lives or that something lasts
- a lifetime of experience
- in/during somebody's lifetime His diary was not published during his lifetime.
- in the lifetime of something These spending commitments are not achievable in the lifetime of the present government.
- Memories can last a lifetime.
- He had spent a lifetime trying to please his father.
- The veteran actor was honoured with a lifetime achievement award.
- He received a lifetime ban from cycling after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.
Extra Examples- After a lifetime as a journalist in the trouble spots of the world, he retired to the country.
- College seems half a lifetime away.
- Christmas feels like a lifetime ago.
- He devoted a lifetime to working with children.
- I've seen many changes during my lifetime.
- It seems a lifetime since we first met.
- It's hard to break the habits of a lifetime.
- Payments are based on expected lifetime income.
- She spent a lifetime in politics.
- That’s more money than I’m likely to make in my entire lifetime.
- The images are part of a lifetime's worth of photographs from Cohen's long career.
- The veteran director won a lifetime achievement award.
- This watch should last you a lifetime.
- You can live a whole lifetime and not witness such an event.
- wisdom gained in the course of a long lifetime
- He has nothing to look forward to but a lifetime of misery.
- Only two volumes of his poetry were published during his lifetime.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- entire
- …
- devote
- spend
- take (somebody)
- …
- achievement
- appointment
- employment
- …
- after a lifetime
- during somebody’s lifetime
- in your lifetime
- …
- the habits of a lifetime
- a legend in your own lifetime
- half a lifetime
- …
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Idioms
See lifetime in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee lifetime in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishthe chance, etc. of a lifetime
- a wonderful opportunity, etc. that you are not likely to get again
- When she was offered the job she knew it was the chance of a lifetime.
- the trip/experience/opportunity of a lifetime
Extra Examples- It was the holiday of a lifetime!
- She gave the performance of a lifetime.
- The 25-year-old is just grateful for the chance of a lifetime.
once in a lifetime
- used to describe something special that is not likely to happen to you again
- An opportunity like this comes once in a lifetime.
- a once-in-a-lifetime experience
- That sort of thing happens only once in a lifetime.
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