Source: Schema.org v30.1 offline vocabulary. Official Duration definition.
What is Duration?
Quantity: Duration (use [ISO 8601 duration format](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601)).
DataType guidance: Duration describes the format or meaning of a value. Use it where a Schema.org property accepts this value type. See the property table below for practical contexts.
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Direct parents: Quantity
Child types (0)
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Properties that accept Duration values (18)
| Property | On types | Description |
|---|---|---|
| activityDuration | ExercisePlan | Length of time to engage in the activity. |
| billingDuration | UnitPriceSpecification | Specifies for how long this price (or price component) will be billed. Can be used, for example, to model the contractual duration of a subscription or payment plan. Type can be either a Duration or a Number (in which case the unit of measurement, for example month, is specified by the unitCode property). |
| billingPeriod | Invoice | The time interval used to compute the invoice. |
| cookTime | Recipe | The time it takes to actually cook the dish, in [ISO 8601 duration format](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601). |
| duration | Audiobook or Episode or Event or MediaObject or Movie or MusicRecording or MusicRelease or QuantitativeValueDistribution or Schedule or ServicePeriod | The duration of the item (movie, audio recording, event, etc.) in [ISO 8601 duration format](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601). |
| estimatedFlightDuration | Flight | The estimated time the flight will take. |
| gracePeriod | LoanOrCredit | The period of time after any due date that the borrower has to fulfil its obligations before a default (failure to pay) is deemed to have occurred. |
| jobDuration | JobPosting | The expected duration of an employment offer as advertised by the employer. Relevant for job postings that have a clearly defined period in mind such as seasonal work, substitutes for maternal leave or any other temporary employment. |
| leaseLength | Accommodation or Offer or RealEstateListing | Length of the lease for some [[Accommodation]], either particular to some [[Offer]] or in some cases intrinsic to the property. |
| performTime | HowTo or HowToDirection | The length of time it takes to perform instructions or a direction (not including time to prepare the supplies), in [ISO 8601 duration format](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601). |
| prepTime | HowTo or HowToDirection | The length of time it takes to prepare the items to be used in instructions or a direction, in [ISO 8601 duration format](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601). |
| processingTime | ServiceChannel | Estimated processing time for the service using this channel. |
| repeatFrequency | Schedule | Defines the frequency at which [[Event]]s will occur according to a schedule [[Schedule]]. The intervals between events should be defined as a [[Duration]] of time. |
| termDuration | EducationalOccupationalProgram | The amount of time in a term as defined by the institution. A term is a length of time where students take one or more classes. Semesters and quarters are common units for term. |
| timeRequired | CreativeWork | Approximate or typical time it usually takes to work with or through the content of this work for the typical or target audience. |
| timeToComplete | EducationalOccupationalProgram | The expected length of time to complete the program if attending full-time. |
| totalTime | HowTo or HowToDirection | The total time required to perform instructions or a direction (including time to prepare the supplies), in [ISO 8601 duration format](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601). |
| validFor | Credential or Permit | The duration of validity of a permit or similar thing. |
Properties directly defined on Duration (0)
This is a DataType: it is mainly used as a property value, not as a Thing with its own descriptive fields. The table above shows properties that accept Duration values.
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