a long time ago

phrase

: far in the past : not at all recently
It happened a long time ago.

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Argentina also embraced psychoanalysis a long time ago, and it’s worked for us. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 Just a most meaningful gathering on the radio, an extra special occasion for the kid who started a long time ago doing Mets Extra on the radio and ended up in his team’s Hall of Fame. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026 The huge acclaim Liverpool received for squad building under Klopp is a long time ago now. — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 European countries, by contrast, lost most of their imperial territories a long time ago. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for a long time ago

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“A long time ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20long%20time%20ago. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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