Collocations for lifetime - noun

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

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.

achievement
The veteran director won a lifetime achievement award.

employment, income
Payments are based on expected lifetime income.

lifetime''s experience, lifetime''s work

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 problems

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.