a good long

idiom

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

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With the Kings in full-on playing-out-the-string mode, Sacramento will likely take a good long look at Raynauld over the final six weeks of the season. Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026 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 It’s been a good long run, and to me, he’s just been such a perfect host for us through this period. Paul Grein, Billboard, 20 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 5 Mar. 2026.

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