the long run
noun
: a long period of time after the beginning of something
investing for the long run
Your solution may cause more problems over the long run.
It may be our best option in the long run.
This deal will cost you more in the long run.
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There’s already a case made for Rashford working out cheaper than Gordon in the long run because of the former’s huge wages despite a €50 million ($58 million) difference in their transfer fees.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
That is in addition to the benefit of compounding returns in the long run if the dividends themselves are reinvested.
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The series of pop-up performances moved from April to June — something that stuck and wound up being very much better in the long run.
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In the long run, however, the deputies who passed the French revolutionary abolition decree of 1794 succeeded in a key way.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
That is in addition to the benefit of compounding returns in the long run if the dividends themselves are reinvested.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 29 May 2026
The series of pop-up performances moved from April to June — something that stuck and wound up being very much better in the long run.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
In the long run, however, the deputies who passed the French revolutionary abolition decree of 1794 succeeded in a key way.
—Jeremy D. Popkin, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the long run
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“The long run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20long%20run. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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