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for the long run

for the long run

4 3.3
Over a long time into the future
  • idiom
translation icon : a largo plazo
  • That's why I am with you for the long run.
  • invest for the long run
  • plan for the long run
  • good for the long run

I think that I think that we are best off with a, with a society in which companies are able to plan for the long run.

Examples

  • And you're in it for the long run, honey.

    Blog text (30)

  • Without such a tandem approach, I fear we will not ensure the place of the arts in the elementary and secondary curriculum for the long run.

    Academic text (1995)

  • We have to be in this for the long run.

    Academic text (2002)

  • But, of course, for the long run, it's had a tremendously positive impact.

    Blog text (23)

  • I do hope that it is someone newish who will be willing to hang in there for the long run.

    Blog text (3)

  • BRAC transformed over time from an emergency relief organization to one focused on rural and community development for the long run.

    Blog text (10)

  • I hope we are able to keep both Smith and Kaep for the long run; they make a phenomenal tandem.

    Blog text (2)

  • It will be very interesting to watch the 49ers QB situation for the long run.

    Blog text (3)

  • It is very hard to beat a well-diversified stock portfolio for the long run; see Wharton's Jeremy Siegel's book.

    Blog text (27)

  • We have to be in this for the long run.

Synonyms

long-term
vsfor the long run
502 3.0

Lasting for a long time

covers extended duration with attention to future consequences
long term
vsfor the long run
247 3.0

A time that continues far into the future

refers to extended time with concern for future results
long run
vsfor the long run
205 3.2

A long time when you see the final result of actions

emphasizes extended duration with attention to future consequences
in the long term
vsfor the long run
41 3.7

A long time when you think about future results

covers extended time while focusing on distant future outcomes
long-run
vsfor the long run
6 4.2

Happening over a long time, not just now

applies to extended time while stressing future implications

How Long

permanently
218 2.9
for the long run
4 3.3
briefly
414 1.0

Surface Forms

for the long run main

Morphology

for + the + long + run

The phrase combines 'for' (duration) with 'long' + 'run' (a continuous period), so the sense 'for an extended period of time' is directly inferable from the constituents. The metaphorical use of 'run' to mean a stretch of time is common cross-linguistically and follows normal English composition patterns, making the meaning predictable to a B1 learner who knows the words.

Etymology

For the long run may come from the image of a long race. If you can run a long way you keep going rather than stopping, so something that is good for the long run will last 'into the future'.