ADJ

entire, full, maximum, whole
There is a maximum length of 2,500 words. The queue stretched the whole length of the High Street
great
a ditch of great length and width
medium
overall, total

VERB + LENGTH

estimate, measure
He measured the length and width of the table
have
The vehicle has an overall length of 12 feet
grow to, reach
These fish can reach a length of over two metres
double in, increase in
cut sth to
Measure the size of the window and cut the cloth to length
drive, run, swim, travel, walk, etc.
The fence runs the length of the footpath

PREP

along the ~ of
There were coloured lights along the whole length of the street
in ~
The pipe was two metres in length

PHRASES

at arm's length
He has to hold newspapers at arm's length to focus on the print
double, twice, three times, half, etc. the length of sth
The queen bee is twice the length of a worker bee

ADJ

considerable, great, inordinate
reasonable

VERB + LENGTH

cut, reduce, shorten
increase

LENGTH + VERB

increase
decrease

PREP

at ~
He told me at length about his new job
in ~
Each lesson was an hour in length

PHRASES

length of time
They complained about the inordinate length of time they had to wait

VERB + LENGTH

do, swim
I did 20 lengths today