Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,016,982,016 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

long time

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.06 sec.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
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.
Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, Hans Christian View in context
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a. Terms of Use.