Collocations for length - noun

1. distance from one end to the other

entire, full, maximum, whole
There is a maximum length of 2,500 words. | The queue stretched the whole length of the High Street.

great
a ditch of great length and width

medium | overall, total

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 two metres.

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

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

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

in ~
The pipe was two metres in length.

at arm''s length
He has to hold newspapers at arm''s length to focus on the print.

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 ~
He told me at length about his new job.

in ~
Each lesson was an hour in length.

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

do, swim
I did 20 lengths today.