long-standing
- adjective
- /ˈlɔŋˈstændɪŋ/
- Shirley is the secretary of the residents' association, and Donald is a long-standing member of the committee.
- a long-standing tradition
- a long-standing policy
- a long-standing relationship
Being blind to long standing historical patterns.
- Being blind to long standing historical patterns.
- They've had long standing comorbid problems.
- There was obviously a long standing large scale Mexican migration to the US.
- As you know, losing a parent young can have a long standing effect on you.
- And technology can really help us solve some of these long standing problems.
- And I think this is actually it goes back to a long standing dream of what we call the Enlightenment.
- And let's be clear that some of those challenges are significant and long standing.
- I had chronic back pain in my in my mid thoracic back from a long standing injury which was very severe.
- Ryan Shroud is a a long standing journalist in the PC space and technical tester.
- Adani was forced to decide whether to saddle his investors with immediate losses and jeopardize his long standing business relationships.
Examples
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Contemporary Chicano theatre builds on a long-standing tradition of Hispanic theater in the United States.
Academic text (1990) -
It's a long-standing tradition.
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This seems to be a long standing problem.
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As you know, losing a parent young can have a long standing effect on you.
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I think everybody agrees there's been long standing problems in the trading system.
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Her work marked a breakthrough in solving a long standing scientific enigma.
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My long-standing faith in her has finally been vindicated.
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Humans and Vulcans working together, beginning to solve long-standing problems with new technology.
Fiction book (1994) -
Her presence could signal a shift in the Navy's long-standing policy that excludes women from combat positions.
Fiction book (1997) -
Shirley is the secretary of the residents' association, and Donald is a long-standing member of the committee.
Synonyms
A thing that has existed for a long time and is not new
Lasting for a long time
Being in a job, role, or relationship for a long time
Lasting for a person's whole life
Being in the same job, relationship, or role for many years
Continuing to be present or useful for a long time
To stay the same or work well for a long time
Lasting a long time without stopping or getting weaker
Continuing for a long time and often returning
That lasts for a long time
Continuing for a long time without fading
Happening over a long time and not finished
Existing for a long time and not temporary
Lasting for a long time, often about a feeling or belief
Lasting for a very long time
Antonyms
How Long
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Etymology
The word long-standing comes from long ('for a long time') and stand ('to stay in one place' or 'to last'), so it literally means 'standing for a long time' and is used for things that have existed or continued for a long time.