Duration and Term

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Duration

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

Usage example: for the whole duration of the speech the bored audience fidgeted

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Term is a synonym for duration in time topic. In some cases you can use "Term" instead a noun "Duration", when it comes to topics like length, live, event, period. popular alternative

Term

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

Usage example: elected for a two-year term as mayor

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Duration is a synonym for term in time topic. You can use "Duration" instead a noun "Term", if it concerns topics such as period, time period, live, length. popular alternative

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

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full	full duration	full term
long	long duration	long term
similar	similar duration	similar term
specific	specific duration	specific term
Other adjectives: short, right, standard, original, relative, single, actual, next, different, technical, longer.

Both words in one sentence

It is generally agreed that the most recent extension of American copyright duration — the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act — was enacted at the behest of the Walt Disney Company solely to keep Mickey Mouse cartoons from entering the public domain.

Source: Public Domain Character

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Term and Duration. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/duration/term

Duration & Term. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/duration/term>.

Term or Duration. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/duration/term.

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