Dictionary

better part of en · DET

Meanings

1. almost all of; most of
   • Alma, we quickly learn, is a hard-nosed pragmatist, even something of an academic crank, and she has no expectation of actually developing any real relationship with this handsome computer staying in her apartment for the better part of a month. 2021 September 16, A. A. Dowd, “Dan Stevens as a dashing robot lover? That computes”, in AV Club:
   • It will take the better part of a century to develop this technology.

Synonyms

best part of