long run
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]long run (usually uncountable, plural long runs)
- (idiomatic) An extended period of time.
- Synonym: long term
- in it for the long run
- It's a little more work up front, but it will save a lot of time in the long run.
- 1994, Jeremy J. Siegel, Stocks for the Long Run, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN:
- Stocks for the Long Run [title]
Usage notes
[edit]- Almost always preceded by the.