Preposition Bre ˈdjʊərɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ 1990s Extra Flights Colorado

• during the 1990s
• there are extra flights to colorado during the winter.
• please remain seated during the performance.
• he was taken to the hospital during the night.

during

1. all through a period of time
• during the 1990s
• There are extra flights to Colorado during the winter.
• Please remain seated during the performance.
2. at some point in a period of time
• He was taken to the hospital during the night.
• I only saw her once during my stay in Rome.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: present participle of the obsolete verb dure ‘last, endure, extend’, via Old French from Latin durare ‘to last’, from durus ‘hard’.