Collocations for lifetime - noun
ADJECTIVE
long
wisdom gained in the course of a long lifetime
wisdom gained in the course of a long lifetime
short
A lifetime is too short for all the great books there are!
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.
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.
It took a whole lifetime to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance.
last (sb)
This watch should last you a lifetime.
This watch should last you a lifetime.
seem,
seem like
It seems a lifetime since we first met.
It seems a lifetime since we first met.
live
You can live a whole lifetime and not witness such an event.
You can live a whole lifetime and not witness such an event.
lifetime + NOUN
achievement
The veteran director won a lifetime achievement award.
The veteran director won a lifetime achievement award.
appointment (AmE),
employment
membership (AmE)
earnings, income
Payments are based on expected lifetime income.
membership (AmE)
earnings, income
Payments are based on expected lifetime income.
guarantee,
warranty
ban
commitment
ban
commitment
PREPOSITION
after a lifetime
After a lifetime as a journalist in the trouble spots of the world, he retired to the country.
After a lifetime as a journalist in the trouble spots of the world, he retired to the country.
during sb's lifetime
I've seen many changes during my lifetime.
I've seen many changes during my lifetime.
in your lifetime
The artist was little known in his lifetime.
The artist was little known in his lifetime.
of a lifetime
She gave the performance of a lifetime.
She gave the performance of a lifetime.
lifetime in
She spent a lifetime in politics.
She spent a lifetime in politics.
lifetime of
a lifetime of problems
a lifetime of problems
PHRASES
the habits of a lifetime
It's hard to break the habits of a lifetime.
It's hard to break the habits of a lifetime.
a legend in your own lifetime
Callas was a legend in her own lifetime.
Callas was a legend in her own lifetime.
half a lifetime
a lifetime ago, a lifetime away
College seems a half a lifetime away.
a lifetime ago, a lifetime away
College seems a half a lifetime away.
a lifetime's experience,
a lifetime's work
a lifetime's worth of sth
The images are part of a lifetime's worth of photographs from Cohen's long career.
a lifetime's worth of sth
The images are part of a lifetime's worth of photographs from Cohen's long career.
once in a lifetime
That sort of thing happens only once in a lifetime.
That sort of thing happens only once in a lifetime.