long
/lɔːŋ/
noun
- A long period of time.
- I haven't seen her in a long.
- The project will take a long to finish.
- Before long, the sun began to set.
adjective
- Measuring a great distance from one end to the other; not short.
- The bridge is very long, stretching over a mile across the river.
- She has long hair that reaches down to her waist.
- We took a long walk through the forest.
- Lasting for a great amount of time; not brief.
- It was a long movie, almost three hours.
- They had a long conversation about their future plans.
- Winter feels very long in this part of the country.
- Used to describe a specified length or duration.
- The table is six feet long.
- Her speech was ten minutes long.
- How long is the flight from New York to London?
Synonyms
adverb
- For a great amount of time.
- He didn't stay long at the party.
- Have you been waiting long?
- I won't be long; I just need to grab my coat.
- At a time far in the past or future.
- She left long before the meeting ended.
- That happened long after I moved away.
- Long ago, dinosaurs roamed the Earth.