week-long
UK: ˈwiːk lɒŋ | US: ˈwiːk lɔːŋ
adj. lasting for the duration of a week
The compound "week-long" combines "week," derived from Old English wice (a cycle or period), and "long," from Old English lang (extended in duration). The hyphenated form emerged in Modern English to clearly denote a temporal span, emphasizing continuity over seven days. This construction follows a common pattern in English for creating duration-based adjectives (e.g., "month-long," "year-long").
The festival is a week-long celebration of music and art.
They embarked on a week-long hiking trip in the mountains.
The conference includes a week-long workshop for beginners.
A week-long power outage disrupted daily life in the village.
Her week-long absence raised concerns among her colleagues.