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long time

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Noun1.long timelong time - a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
years, age
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"
month of Sundays - a time perceived as long; "I hadn't seen him in a month of Sundays"
eon, aeon - an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago"
blue moon - a long time; "something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens"
year dot - as long ago as anyone can remember; "he has been a conductor since the year dot"


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The Sheep, much against his will, carried her backward and forward for a long time, and at last said, "If you had treated a dog in this way, you would have had your deserts from his sharp teeth.
Fables by Aesop View in context
He was only a cat, but he had been our faithful friend for a long time and we aren't ashamed to be sorry for him.
The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
The Leap-frog stood still for a long time lost in thought; it was believed at last he would not jump at all.
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