a good long

idiom

informal
: a very long
I haven't seen her for a good long time/while.

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Lost amid the euphoria of the first relevant Sharks season in a good long while is the fact that this team is still a collection of kids figuring things out on the fly. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026 So, what's considered to be a good long-term CD account interest rate now, at the start of 2026? Matt Richardson, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026 Patrick Schwarzenegger took a good long look at the dessert table, before moving on, empty-handed to the sushi. Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026 Definitely the easiest Hard Pips in a good long while, but at least the Medium was a tad tricky. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 1 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for a good long

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“A good long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20good%20long. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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