adjective
- having great length; extending for a considerable distance
- lasting for an extended period of time
- having a specified length or duration
adverb
- for a long time
- at a distant time
verb
- to yearn or wish for something
Usage: formal
noun
- a long period of time
Examples
- The river is very long and winds through several states.
- We waited a long time for the bus to arrive.
- The rope is six feet long.
- How long have you lived here?
- She longed to see her family again.
- It won’t be long before summer arrives.
- The long and short of it is that we need more money.