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

California is one of 14 states that allow ballots that don’t arrive at local election offices until after Election Day to still be counted as long as they’re postmarked by Election Day. —Linh Tat, Daily News, 9 June 2026

Reapply the treatment once a week as long as problems persist, and reapply sprays after heavy rain too. —Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 8 June 2026

Late results could bring good news for the Democratic Party as Democrats tend to be more likely to vote by mail, a system that accepts ballots up to seven days after election day as long as they are postmarked by that Tuesday. —Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Peer-to-peer resale doesn’t change upstream production volumes; as long as production rates hold steady, the environmental math barely moves. —Vale Siegrist, Footwear News, 8 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for as long as

• has
• jazz
• topaz
• whereas