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

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

La Jolla Youth Soccer president Fred Borrelli, who has been involved with the organization for 35 years, said the repairs have been a long time coming. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026

But for Peluso, her integration into the salsa world was a long time coming. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Rhymes for a long time coming

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