📒 the size or measurement of something from one end to the other
- Measure the length of the line from A to B.
- to estimate/calculate/increase/reduce the length of something
- in length The river is 300 miles in length.
📒 the quality of being long
- Did you see the length of his hair?
📒 the amount of time that something lasts
- The average length of each song on the album is six minutes.
- These changes will shorten the length of time spent waiting for test results.
- She got a headache if she had to read for any length of time (= for a long time).
📒 the amount of writing in a book, or a document, etc.; the amount of time that a film lasts
- There is a maximum length of 2 500 words.
- in length The document is over 800 pages in length.
- Her novels vary in length.
📒 having the length mentioned
📒 the distance from one end of a swimming pool to the other
- He swims 50 lengths a day.
- I did 20 lengths today.
📒 the size of a horse or boat from one end to the other, when it is used to measure the distance between two horses or boats taking part in a race
- The horse won by two clear lengths.
📒 a long, thin piece of something
- a length of rope/string/wire
- The timber is sold in lengths of 2, 5 or 10 metres.
- a short length of wire
📒 for a long time and in detail
- He quoted at length from the report.
- We have already discussed this matter at great length.
- He told me at length about his new job.
📒 after a long time
- ‘I'm still not sure,’ he said at length.
📒 to put a lot of effort into doing something, especially when this seems extreme
- She goes to extraordinary lengths to keep her private life private.
📒 to avoid having a close relationship with somebody
- He keeps all his clients at arm's length.
- She kept him at arm's length until he stopped smoking.
📒 in or to all parts of a place
- They have travelled the length and breadth of Europe giving concerts.
- They travelled the length and breadth of the land.