noun
duration; length of time
Refers to the period during which something continues or lasts. Used in technical, formal, and everyday contexts.
この薬の継続時間は約8時間です。
The duration of this medicine is about 8 hours.
会議の継続時間を30分に設定した。
I set the meeting duration to 30 minutes.
Compound of 継続 (continuation) and 時間 (time). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common Sino-Japanese word-formation pattern.