as long as

conjunction

1

: provided that

can do as they like as long as they have a B average

2

: inasmuch as, since

as long as you're going, I'll go too

Synonyms of as long as

• now
• because
• since
• seeing
• inasmuch as

Examples of as long as in a Sentence

as long as I've got my boots on, I might as well go out and get the firewood

Recent Examples on the Web

Californian voters voted to end the time change in 2018 through Proposition 7, which gave the Legislature the authorization to switch to permanent daylight saving time as long as the state received approval from the federal government. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

Cash Back rewards do not expire as long as your account is open and there is no minimum to redeem for cash back. — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Patients taking the drug lived nearly twice as long as those undergoing standard chemotherapy in a study of 500 people. — Tara Bannow, STAT, 13 July 2026

Being offensive was its social role, harmless as long as the art was safely ensconced in a museum. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for as long as

• has
• jazz
• topaz
• whereas