running time

noun

: the duration of a movie, a theatrical performance, or a recording

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Zemeckis is trying to sum up the entirety of centuries into a single frame and a short (at least relative to today’s standards) running time, so not all detours will hit the mark. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2024 Corbet said at the film’s press conference that critics of his third feature’s running time need to get over themselves. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2024 In contrast to Nightlife (2015), his first 3D film, which had a running time of just under fifteen minutes, Retinal Rivalry feels more cryptic and aesthetically radical in its montage of scenes and sounds and the resulting atmospheres. Kito Nedo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024 By way of this elegant framing, Riegel sets Dandelion and Doherty’s Casey up as two sides of the same coin, a concept her script will pull into surprising directions throughout its somewhat meandering running time. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for running time 

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of running time was in 1939

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“Running time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20time. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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