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long-time

long-time

108 3.2
Being in the same job, relationship, or role for many years
  • adjective
  • /lɔŋ taɪm/
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  • As a long-time resident of the city, he knows its history like the back of his hand.
  • a long-time friend
  • a long-time resident
  • a long-time member

Yeah, you married your long time partner Alec in February.

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Examples

  • So our guests today, our long time friend, Bert Dolman from Hawaii.

  • Well, I had a good fortune to run into Dean William Fitzsimmons, who is our long time Dean of admissions.

  • This is my long time friend from Med school.

  • I'm a long time consumer of your content.

    Andrew Huberman

  • Rachel and me, we're gonna be long-time friends.

    Dead of Winter (2014)

  • Yeah, you married your long time partner Alec in February.

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • And here with Kim and our dear long time friend Doctor Chris Martenson.

  • She's a long-time friend of Mr. Han.

    Ficciones (2021)

  • The DoD, in particular, has been a long-time supporter of contracting in the face of defense budget cuts.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Kaldenberg is a long-time member of ALA and participates in local and regional library associations.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

longtime
vslong-time
190 2.4

Being in a job, role, or relationship for a long time

is the full phrasing adding state as another specific context
long-standing
vslong-time
45 4.1

Continuing for a long time

focuses more on persistence in a role relationship or state
longstanding
vslong-time
39 4.3

Lasting for a long time

focuses more on persistence in a role relationship or state

Antonyms

temporary
557 3.0

Lasting for a short time and not permanent

How Long

lifelong
167 3.5
long-time
108 3.2
short-term
225 3.3
brief
587 2.0

Surface Forms

long-time positive

Morphology

long-time = long + time (transparent) = long + time

The meaning is directly the result of combining 'long' + 'time' (a lengthy period), which an average learner can infer.

Etymology

Long-time comes from joining long ('lasting a long time') and time ('a period'), so it simply means 'for a long period'. That's why a long-time friend or manager is someone who has been in that job or in your life for many years.