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{{also|life-time}}
==English==
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===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|lyftyme}}, equivalent to {{compound|en|life|time}}. Cognate with {{cog|is|líftími|t=lifetime}}. Compare also {{cog|stq|Lieuwendstied}}, {{cog|nl|leeftijd}} and {{m|nl|levenstijd}}, {{cog|nds-de|Levenstied}}, {{cog|de|Lebenszeit}}, {{cog|da|livstid}}, {{cog|sv|livstid}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈlaɪftaɪm/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-lifetime.ogg|a=US}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# The [[duration]] of the life of someone or something.
#: {{syn|en|lifespan}}
#: ''a project that will take many human '''lifetimes''' to complete''
#: ''the operational '''lifetime''' of an aircraft component''
#: {{ux|en|comes with a '''lifetime''' warranty}}<!---[[noun adjunct]] usage example; whether it counts as a separate adjectival part of speech can be lawyered by anyone who's interested in lawyering it-->
# {{lb|en|informal|hyperbole}} A long period of time.
#: {{ux|en|I've been waiting a '''lifetime''' for a train.}}
#: {{syn|en|ages|donkey's years|eternity|years|yonks|q2=UK slang|q4=UK slang}}

====Hypernyms====
* {{l|en|time}}

====Derived terms====
{{rel4|en|legend in one's own lifetime
|[[all in a lifetime]], [[all in one's lifetime]]
|carrier lifetime
|chemical lifetime
|customer lifetime value
|fluorescence lifetime imaging
|give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
|life-timer
|lifetime achievement award
|lifetime average daily dose
|lifetime cap
|lifetime employment
|lifetime exposure
|lifetime income tax
|lifetime job
|lifetime learning credit
|lifetime maximum benefit amount
|lifetime mobility
|lifetime mortgage
|lifetime payment cap
|lifetime policy
|lifetime rate cap
|lifetime reserve days
|lifetime reverse mortgage
|lifetime risk
|lifetime value
|lifetime warranty
|maximum segment lifetime
|mean lifetime
|minority carrier lifetime
|object lifetime
|of a lifetime
|once-in-a-lifetime
|segment lifetime
}}

====Related terms====
{{col-auto|en
|time of life
|time of one's life
}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|duration of the life of someone or something}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|ömür}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|ғүмер|sc=Cyrl}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|vida|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|一生|tr=yīshēng}}, {{t+|cmn|一輩子|tr=yībèizi}}, {{t+|cmn|壽命|tr=shòumìng}}, {{t+|cmn|畢生|tr=bìshēng}}, {{t+|cmn|輩子|tr=bèizi}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|doba života|f}}, {{t+|cs|životnost}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|leeftijd|m}}
* Egyptian: {{t-egy|ꜥḥꜥw|m|h=aHa-a-w-hrw}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|vivodaŭro}}, {{t|eo|vivdaŭro}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|elinikä}}, {{t+|fi|elinaika}}, {{t|fi|[[elämä|elämän]] [[aika]]}}
* French: {{t+|fr|durée de vie|f}} (objects), {{t+|fr|vie|f}} (persons)
* Georgian: {{t|ka|სიცოცხლის ხანგრძლივობა}}, {{t|ka|სიცოცხლის დრო}}, {{t|ka|მთელი სიცოცხლე}}, {{t|ka|მთელი ცხოვრება}}
* German: {{t+|de|Leben|n}}, {{t+|de|Lebensdauer|f}}, {{t+|de|Lebenszeit|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|βίος|m}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|ज़िंदगी|f}}, {{t+|hi|जिंदगी|f}}, {{t+|hi|उमर|f}}, {{t+|hi|लाइफ|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|élettartam}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|seumur hidup}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|durata|f}}, {{t|it|vita utile}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|生涯|tr=しょうがい, shōgai|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|一生|tr=いっしょう, isshō|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|一生涯|tr=いっしょうがい, isshōgai|sc=Jpan}}
* Kapampangan: {{t|pam|kabambie}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|aetas|f}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|sepanjang hayat}}, {{t|ms|semasa hayat}}, {{t|ms|seumur hidup}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|są́ náʼoogą́ą́ʼ}} {{qualifier|of a person; traditionally about 104 years}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Läwenstiet|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|życie|n}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|vida|f}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|durată de viață}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|продолжи́тельность жи́зни|f}}, {{t|ru|це́лая жизнь|f}}, {{t|ru|вся жизнь|f}}, {{t|ru|вре́мя жи́зни|n}} {{qualifier|of an object, function, etc.}}, {{t|ru|срок слу́жбы|m}} {{qualifier|equipment}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|vida|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|livstid|c}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|ömür}}, {{t+|tr|yaşam}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|вік}}
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{{trans-top|informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|eternitat|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ikuisuus}}
* French: {{t+|fr|éternité|f}}, {{t+|fr|cent sept ans|m-p}}
* German: {{t+|de|Ewigkeit|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|örökkévalóság}}
* Italian: una {{t+|it|vita|f}}, un'{{t+|it|eternità|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|vida|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|eternitate}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|це́лая ве́чность|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|eternidad|f}}, {{t|es|[[toda]] [[la]] [[vida]]|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|evighet|c}}
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====See also====
* {{l|en|three score and ten}}