lifetime
nounADJ.
long
wisdom gained in the course of a long lifetime| short
A lifetime is too short for all the great books there are!| entire, whole
VERB + LIFETIME
devote, spend
He devoted a lifetime to working with disabled children.| take (sb)
It took a whole lifetime to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance.| last (sb)
This watch should last you a lifetime.| seem (like)
It seems a lifetime since we first met.LIFETIME + NOUN
achievement
The veteran director won a lifetime achievement award.| employment, income
Payments are based on expected lifetime income.| lifetime's experience, lifetime's work
PREP.
after a ~
After a lifetime as a journalist in the troublespots of the world, he retired to the country.| during your ~
I've seen many changes during my lifetime.| in your ~
The artist was little known in his lifetime.| of a ~
It was the holiday of a lifetime!| ~ in
She spent a lifetime in politics.| ~ of
a lifetime of problemsPHRASES
the habits of a lifetime
It's hard to break the habits of a lifetime.| half a lifetime, a legend in your own lifetime
Herbert von Karajan was a legend in his own lifetime.| a lifetime ago/away
University seems a half a lifetime away.| once in a lifetime
That sort of thing happens only once in a lifetime.