Duration and Limit

Duration

Duration noun - The period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress.

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Limit and duration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Limit" instead a noun "Duration".

Limit noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.

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Duration and limit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Duration" instead a noun "Limit".

high	high duration	high limit
low	low duration	low limit
similar	similar duration	similar limit
normal	normal duration	normal limit
Other adjectives: typical, usual, specific, short, set, certain, stated, standard, original, initial, single, actual, maximum, higher, lengthy, overall, enforced, technical, shorter.

In Anathema, shrouds (which includes the player characters) can become invisible at will with no cost or limit on duration.

Source: Invisibility aka: Invisible
Long Song, Short Scene: The high score music, "Last Wave", only plays for about half its duration in the arcade games, as there's a time limit.

Source: Video Game / OutRun
Of course, seeing as Reckoning was about the only ability in the entire game that possessed neither stack limit nor duration, this was only to be expected.

Source: Obvious Rule Patch / Video Games

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Limit and Duration. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/duration/limit

Duration & Limit. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/duration/limit>.

Limit or Duration. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/duration/limit.

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