long
US /lɔŋ/
adjective, adverb Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The line at the bank was long, so I returned later.
Word Family
Synonyms
- lengthyrelatively long in duration; tediously protracted
- extendedextend in scope or range or area
- prolongedlengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
Collocations
- Easy long timeto long time, meaning to desire strongly or persistently
- Medium long-term investment strategydescribing long-term investment strategy (relating to or extending over a relatively long time)
- Hard long-standing business partnershipa collocation phrase: long-standing business partnership
- Very Hard in the long run across generationsindicating a state, position, or relationship within the long run across generations
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