a long time coming

: extending for a considerable distance

: having greater length than usual

: having greater height than usual : tall

: for or during a long time

: at or to a long distance : far

: for the duration of a specified period

: a long period of time

: a long syllable

: one taking a long position especially in a security or commodity market

: to feel a strong desire or craving especially for something not likely to be attained

: to be suitable or fitting

: the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues : duration

: a nonspatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future

: leisure

: to arrange or set the time of : schedule

: to regulate (a watch) to keep correct time

: to set the tempo, speed, or duration of

: of or relating to time

: recording time

: timed to ignite or explode at a specific moment

: an act or instance of arriving

: immediately due in sequence or development

: gaining importance