Long-time meaning in English
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Definition
(a) longtime (friend): (an) old (friend), (a friend) that one has had for many years
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(I haven't seen you in a) long time: a lot of time has passed since (I last saw you)
Examples
- "Dr. Badguy : Mr. Delavigne, I've been in this business for a long time."
- "to talk until you're blue in the face - to talk for a very long time without people listening to your arguments"
- "He and his staff were celebrating a birthday or anniversary of some sort," stated Lonnie Longpants, a longtime airport employee."
- "Something that says “I'm in charge of my longtime boss who I'm also in love with”."
- "I have not seen you in a long time."
- "Founded in 1904 by longtime friends Alberto Dulce and Giovanni Carpaccio, D&C has been controlled by members of the respective families since the founders' deaths nearly 35 years ago."
- "Bruno : Herbert Broccoli, Herbert Broccoli... now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time!"
- "Long time fan of your department stores."
- "To my right, Terrance Cashman, shareholder, longtime investor and good friend."
- "Melissa Pearl (journalist) : Melissa Pearl, Brooklyn Herald, long-time fan of your perfumes."
- "My name is Susan Bliss and I am a representative of the Delavigne Corporation, a long time partner of Warbuckle's department stores."
- "Donna : Well Lucy, sometimes after a long time being together, adults discover that their relationship is different than it used to be, and they are no longer compatible."
- "I've been waiting for this moment a long time."
- "Kevin : Hello, this is Kevin Connors, a long-time customer of Greenback & Trust."
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