in record time

[maral55]

Hi

what does this time expression mean?

"in record time"

and also

"for hours upon end"

thanks

[Anglika]

In record time = it took the shortest possible time to do.

For hours upon//on end = more or less what it says: a period of time that lasts for many hours in sequence.

[maral55]

Thanks , but could you please explian the second more? I don't understand it.

[Anglika]

I sat and played on the computer for hours on end - I started at lunchtime and stopped at midnight.

The birds sang for hours on end. We could not get to sleep for the noise.

I am not sure what it is you find difficult to understand; Hour after hour would say the same thing.

[maral55]

Thank you, I got it.