Meanings of sometimes lasting in English

Audiences took up the remainder of the morning, sometimes lasting to dinner time.

He would play entire games in his head, taking both sides, sometimes lasting days.

Water levels have dropped and dry spells have lengthened since, sometimes lasting several months, the minister said.

Four have marked the start of, or a reversal of, major trends for the real, sometimes lasting years.

Their problems came to a head this year as queues, sometimes lasting months, developed across the LME warehouse network.

Countless times before, it had passed its lethargic periods- sometimes lasting many years-in the cool, dark depths of the sea.

There are occasional ceasefires, sometimes lasting up to an hour, when you think the hotel's resources have been exhausted.

Their problems have come to a head as queues, sometimes lasting months, have developed across the LME warehouse network.

The third phase is one in which long periods of repose, sometimes lasting for centuries, are followed by eruptions of intense energy.

This now became exceedingly troublesome, sometimes lasting for two hours at once, and recurring at least twice or three times a day.

Along the way, other interests and ideas will ink across my brain, sometimes lasting for one lovely conversation or a month-long read-a-thon.

Activision Blizzard The fights are fast, though, sometimes lasting mere minutes, and the game is designed to control comfortably on both keyboard and gamepad.