running time

noun

1. Movies. the length or duration, usually expressed in minutes, of a feature film:

   The running time of the average film is 90–100 minutes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of running time¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

“Anora” gets off on the hormonal rush of their fling, and for a good part of the movie’s 139-minute running time, Baker delights in the exhilaration of their unhinged melody.

From Los Angeles Times

While much will be made of the film’s 3½-hour running time, which includes an overture and intermission, it never strains under its own weight.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite this central tension, “Slingshot” is an undeniably sleepy film, in which a groggy Affleck stumbles around a spaceship for most of the running time.

From Los Angeles Times

Richardson has previously been critiqued for having her nails slow her running time.

From Salon

Logan, could use a little personal redemption anyway, though the majority of the running time finds the two squabbling incessantly in what’s essentially an enemies-to-lovers storyline.

From Los Angeles Times