The meal lasted for hours, and was an adventure in itself.
The meal can last for hours and often has its own natural, relaxed rhythm.
Your meals should last at least 30 minutes.
The meal lasted for more than an hour and he was then driven back to the main house.
On my visits, when the restaurant was far from full, each meal lasted more than two and a half hours.
The three meals, the long receiving line and all the other festivities lasted 12 more hours.
Roast a shoulder of pork and you'll have enough meals to last a week.
There was constant music and the meal lasted for over two hours.
On a recent Tuesday night, our meal lasted three hours.
The meal I had yesterday will last long past tomorrow.