: having been so for a long time : long-standing
a longtime friend
a longtime friendship
Examples of longtime in a Sentence
the longtime chairman of the committee
longtime residents of the neighborhood
Recent Examples on the Web
The awards are named after Neal Shine, the longtime editor and publisher of the Free Press, who died in 2007.
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Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
Visitors were invited to enjoy the experience and then tune into a panel featuring Carnevale, longtime sailors Damian Foxhall and Amy Munro of FoxhallMunro Ltd. and Cathleen Carr, executive director of Newport FILM.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
At halftime, Payton’s longtime quarterback with New Orleans, Drew Brees, was inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
Horowitz and his business partner, Marc Andreessen, who are both longtime Democratic givers, had stunned the tech world in July by endorsing the ex-President, citing, in part, Trump’s newfound support for the crypto industry.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
Visitors were invited to enjoy the experience and then tune into a panel featuring Carnevale, longtime sailors Damian Foxhall and Amy Munro of FoxhallMunro Ltd. and Cathleen Carr, executive director of Newport FILM.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
At halftime, Payton’s longtime quarterback with New Orleans, Drew Brees, was inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
Horowitz and his business partner, Marc Andreessen, who are both longtime Democratic givers, had stunned the tech world in July by endorsing the ex-President, citing, in part, Trump’s newfound support for the crypto industry.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Longtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longtime. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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