for hours
Seemingly without end
For hours means for a long time, emphasizing duration rather than specifying an exact timeframe.
The phrase suggests tedium, persistence, or intensity: We waited for hours, She practiced piano for hours, They argued for hours.
Often hyperbolic—actual duration may be shorter than literal hours would suggest.
- endlesslyWithout termination or limit
- drawn-outExtended beyond normal duration
- interminablyWithout end or limit
- at a stretchIn one continuous effort
- tirelesslyWithout showing weariness
extended · lengthy · without a break · continuously · long · forever · on and on · persistently · vigil · marathon · ceaselessly · binge · binge watching · relentlessly · prolonged · unendingly · eternity · lost track of time
temporal duration
for hoursbriefly
In few words
for a moment · momentarily · for a minute · fleetingly · in a flash