a long time coming

phrase

: arriving or happening after a lot of time has passed

His promotion was a long time coming.

Examples of a long time coming in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Laura Murphy, a professor of human rights and a former DHS adviser under the Biden administration, said some of the entries were a long time coming, with reporting on them dating back to at least 2021. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 31 July 2026

This expansion by the Sweet Rings franchise business and partner Ausaf Masud has been a long time coming — it’s been in the works since at least 2019. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

The reconciliation between King Charles and Prince Harry has been a long time coming, and yet there are reportedly some members of the British royal family that are still not fully on board with it. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 July 2026

Letting other people write Light software is a long time coming. — David Pierce, The Verge, 21 July 2026

Rhymes for a long time coming

• becoming
• forthcoming
• homecoming
• incoming
• oncoming
• shortcoming
• succumbing
• upcoming
• cumming
• drumming
• gumming
• humming