longtime

adjective

long·​time ˈlȯŋ-ˈtīm 

: 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

Friends identified the woman as Susan Solari, the longtime owner of Hinterland German Shepherds, a breeding operation that had been based on the property for decades. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Dan Kennedy started at McSweeney’s in 2000 as well as the downtown New York storytelling scene at popular venues like The Moth, going on to perform as a host and storyteller for 20 years onstage and as longtime host of The Moth Podcast. — Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026

Speaking to Variety, Sir Peter Bazalgette, the former ITV chair and longtime government adviser on the creative industries, said consolidation had become both inevitable and increasingly supported by policymakers. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

She was invited to be a godparent alongside James Meade, a close lifelong friend of William, Kate’s cousin Adam Middleton, and Thomas van Straubenzee, another longtime friend of William’s who spoke at their 2011 wedding. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for longtime

• airtime
• bedtime
• daytime
• downtime
• enzyme
• halftime
• lifetime
• lunchtime
• mealtime
• meantime
• nighttime
• noontime