lifetime

compound noun36 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.1

Refers to a life that continues for many years.

Emphasizes the completeness of the period from birth to death.

Emphasizes the completeness of the period from birth to death.

Refers to a life that does not continue for many years.

Describes an event or opportunity that is very rare and unlikely to happen again.

Emphasizes that something happened a very long time ago.

Refers to deeply ingrained behaviors developed over many years.

The total work or creative output of a person over their entire career.

A great amount of experience gained over many years.

An amount of something that would be enough to last for a person's entire life.

A person who becomes very famous and admired while they are still alive.

Emphasizes that something feels very distant in the past or future.

A very long period of time, approximately half of a person's life.

Used after a noun to describe something as the best or most special of its kind that one will ever experience (e.g., opportunity of a lifetime).

Refers to the period of time when you are alive.

Refers to the period of time when someone is alive.

Used to describe a life characterized by a particular thing (e.g., a lifetime of happiness).

Indicates something happening at the end of a long period of activity or life.

Used to describe spending one's life in a particular field or place (e.g., a lifetime in politics).

Refers to something durable that will function for a very long time.

Indicates that something requires a very long time to complete.

To use one's entire life for a particular purpose or activity.

Used to express that a period of time feels subjectively very long.

Used to express that a period of time feels subjectively very long.

To use one's entire life for a particular purpose or activity.

To experience the full duration of a life.

Often refers to an award given for contributions over a whole career.

A promise that a product will be repaired or replaced if it fails, lasting for the life of the purchaser.

A promise that a product will be repaired or replaced if it fails, lasting for the life of the purchaser.

A permanent prohibition from participating in an activity, such as a sport.

The total amount of money a person earns throughout their life.

The total amount of money a person earns throughout their life.

Membership in a club or organization that lasts for one's entire life.

A promise or decision to do something for the rest of one's life.

A job position, such as a judge, that is held until retirement or death.

A system where an employee is guaranteed a job with one company until retirement.