Collocations for length - noun

entire, full, maximum, whole
There is a maximum length of 2 500 words.
A long veranda runs the whole length of the building.

great
a ditch of great length and width

medium
overall, total
average

estimate, measure
He measured the length and width of the table.

have
The vehicle has an overall length of 12 feet.

grow to, reach
These fish can reach a length of over five feet.

double in, increase in
cut sth to
Measure the size of the window and cut the cloth to length.

drive, extend, run, swim, travel, walk, etc.
The fence runs the length of the footpath.

along the length of
There were lights along the whole length of the street.

in length
The pipe was six feet in length.

at arm's length
He has to hold newspapers at arm's length to focus on the print.
She kept him at arm's length until he stopped smoking. (figurative)

double, twice, three times, half, etc. the length of sth
The queen bee is twice the length of a worker bee.

considerable, great, inordinate
reasonable

cut, reduce, shorten
increase

increase
decrease

at length
He told me at length about his new job.

in length
Each lesson was an hour in length.

length of time
They complained about the inordinate length of time they had to wait.

do (esp. BrE), swim
I did 20 lengths today.