long in coming

idiom

: not happening quickly
The changes were long in coming.

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Once the agreement was announced, reactions were not long in coming. Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025 Huff’s opportunity to break bad was not long in coming. Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025 That said, critics of the law said its demise was long in coming. David Bloom, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Why has the first RSV vaccine been so long in coming? Annette Regan, Fortune Well, 10 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for long in coming

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“Long in coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20in%20coming. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.

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