long-run
- adjective
- /lɔŋ rʌn/
- Even dramatic perturbations will have little long-run impact if they elicit counteracting forces.
- long-run price
- long-run impact
- long-run trend
Examples
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However, for purposes of carbon policy, long-run trends are equally or more important.
Academic text (1999) -
But the choice between them can make a great deal of difference for long-run trends in poverty and inequality.
Academic text (1997) -
If the change is permanent, its long-run impact is...
Academic text (2017) -
Finally, we find mixed results on the long-run effects of housing prices experienced during childhood.
Academic text (2017) -
What are the short- and long-run implications if all nations were to achieve such a rate of growth?
Academic text (1992) -
But what effects have they had on the long-run coup vulnerability of Kenya?
Academic text (2002) -
Protection against long-run price increases is another reason frequently given for regulating energy markets.
Academic text (2000) -
In Friedman's judgment, these long-run consequences will occur two to five years after the initial effects.
Academic text (1990) -
The problem is that fulfilling the short-term objective intensifies the long-run dependency problem.
Academic text (1997) -
The project will yield significant benefits in the long-run, improving sustainability and efficiency.
Synonyms
Lasting for a long time
To stay the same or work well for a long time
For plans or actions that reach far into the future
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Long-run is made from long and run and is easy to picture: imagine a river that runs for a long time, and think about what happens over that long time. So, long-run means 'over a long period of time', not just the short-term.