long haul

long haul

n.

1. A long distance: It is a long haul from New York to Los Angeles.

2. A long period of time: Over the long haul the candidates performed well.

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long-haul (lônghôl, lng-) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	long haul - a journey over a long distance; "it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles" journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another
	2.	long haul - a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out; "in the long run we will win"; "in the long run we will all be dead"; "he performed well over the long haul" long run period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"