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Collocations for lifetime - noun

ADJ.

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

VERB + LIFETIME

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.

LIFETIME + NOUN

achievement
The veteran director won a lifetime achievement award.
employment, income
Payments are based on expected lifetime income.
lifetime''s experience, lifetime''s work

PREP.

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

PHRASES

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.

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