long on
idiom
: having or providing a large amount of (something)
He was long on criticism but short on useful advice.
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More than one-third (37 percent) of phone users spent longer than 5 minutes per toilet visit; just 7 percent of non–phone users spent that long on the toilet.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Rashada was too long on some throws and had some dropped, too, including a touchdown.
—Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Hemorrhoids are often associated with prolonged sitting; however, the risk is higher when sitting for too long on a toilet.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
While four years is not long on a cosmic scale, that’s much longer than most stars leading up to their demise.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Rashada was too long on some throws and had some dropped, too, including a touchdown.
—Joe Davidosn, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Hemorrhoids are often associated with prolonged sitting; however, the risk is higher when sitting for too long on a toilet.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
While four years is not long on a cosmic scale, that’s much longer than most stars leading up to their demise.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Long on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20on. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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