lifetime
life|time /l'aɪftaɪm/ (lifetimes)
1 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft poss N
A lifetime is the length of time that someone is alive.
During my lifetime I haven't got around to much travelling.
...an extraordinary lifetime of achievement.
2 [N-SING] with poss
The lifetime of a particular thing is the period of time that it lasts.
...the lifetime of a parliament.
...a satellite's lifetime.
3 [PHRASE] n PHR
If you describe something as the chance or experience of a lifetime, you are emphasizing that it is the best or most important chance or experience that you are ever likely to have.
This could be not just the trip of a lifetime but the experience of a lifetime.
1 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft poss N
A lifetime is the length of time that someone is alive.
During my lifetime I haven't got around to much travelling.
...an extraordinary lifetime of achievement.
2 [N-SING] with poss
The lifetime of a particular thing is the period of time that it lasts.
...the lifetime of a parliament.
...a satellite's lifetime.
3 [PHRASE] n PHR
If you describe something as the chance or experience of a lifetime, you are emphasizing that it is the best or most important chance or experience that you are ever likely to have.
This could be not just the trip of a lifetime but the experience of a lifetime.