the best/better/greater part of
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: more than half of (something) : most of (something)
It took us the better part of a week to finish the job.
We've been waiting for the best part of an hour.
They live here for the greater part of the year.
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The Nokia name may continue elsewhere in the world for the best part of the next year.
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PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
That was always the best part of my year, going to host the show for a week.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
For the better part of three decades, Russia's space program could rely on money from Western governments and commercial companies to build rockets, launch satellites, and ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
For the better part of a decade, researchers searched the dark and damp nooks and crannies of a Mediterranean island.
—Irene Wright
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
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PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
That was always the best part of my year, going to host the show for a week.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
For the better part of three decades, Russia's space program could rely on money from Western governments and commercial companies to build rockets, launch satellites, and ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
For the better part of a decade, researchers searched the dark and damp nooks and crannies of a Mediterranean island.
—Irene Wright
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
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“The best/better/greater part of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20best%2Fbetter%2Fgreater%20part%20of. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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