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.

Examples of the long run in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Companies are watching their cash piles dwindle, betting that all these upfront investments on data centers and costly AI systems from the likes of Nvidia will be profitable in the long run. — Ari Levy,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

The parts of the stack that matter most in the long run, lithography, memory, and packaging, are also where China is furthest behind. — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

And in the long run, governments that counted on the United States to equip their military are going to need a Plan B. — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026

Although the water wouldn’t start flowing until 2029, the sewer district said this plan will translate to savings for its customers in the long run. — Noah Daly august 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the long run

• anyone
• everyone
• megaton
• overdone
• overrun
• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun