20 hours/5 days/6 weeks, etc. at a stretch

20 hours/5 days/6 weeks, etc. at a stretch
20 hours/5 days/6 weeks, etc. at a stretch
if you do something for 20 hours, etc. at a stretch, you do it continuously for that period of time: »

Workers on an oil rig often do 12-hour days for 14 days at a stretch.

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