Long haul

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A long distance. countable, literally, uncountable
  2. 2
    a journey over a long distance wordnet
  3. 3
    A long time; the long term; an extended period; a long-running endeavour. countable, figuratively, uncountable

    "Near-synonym: long game"

  4. 4
    a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Travelling a long distance. not-comparable

    "a long-haul flight"

Synonyms

All synonyms
apogeeeonfar crylong rangelong runmarathons

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"I thought it would be a short project, but now it looks like I'm in it for the long haul."

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