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

: longitude

:  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