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

On average, le Polain said, people who have acquired the virus develop symptoms about three weeks after exposure but can develop them up to as long as six weeks later. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 May 2026

This is unsustainable, but helping, and refinery margins are immense as long as the Iran war drags on. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 May 2026

In simple terms though, as long as the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, markets remain on a knife-edge. —Jim Edwards, Fortune, 11 May 2026

Lamborghini itself has confirmed that its first fully electric model will arrive later this decade, but the company appears determined to keep combustion engines alive in its flagship supercars for as long as regulations permit. —James Morris, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for as long as

• has
• jazz
• topaz
• whereas