How to Pronounce "lifetime"
word
/ˈɫaɪfˌtaɪm/
LYF-tym
/lˈaɪftaɪm/
LYF-tym
Definition
The whole period during which a person, animal, or thing is alive or exists. It can also mean a very long period, especially all the years of one person's life.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈɫaɪfˌtaɪm/
British English
/lˈaɪftaɪm/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LYF-tym
UK
LYF-tym
Listen in Context
A dog’s lifetime is shorter than a human’s.
He collected many books in his lifetime.
This machine has a lifetime of ten years.
That trip was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.