long-form

adjective

ˈlȯŋ-ˌfȯrm 

variants or less commonly longform

: notably long in form in comparison to what is common or typical for works or content of a particular category

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller … spawned the long-form music video.

—Paul Taublieb

His compositions are long-form; by a comparative ratio to most piano players, there's not much soloing. Like good long-form structures, they don't always strike you as such; the written parts ease into solos without giving notice.

—Ben Ratliff

especially, journalism : covering a subject at much greater length and in much greater depth than a standard news article

Long-form and investigative stories were replaced by short, searchable bursts of information.

—Adam Weinstein

Mine was a world made new by memoir and biography, investigative journalism and longform essay.

—E. Ce Miller

Examples of long-form in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Written in tweets, the book itself is a reversal — from long-form writing to a more digital form. —Big Think, 16 Nov. 2025

Each has built dedicated apps and distribution rails tightly integrated with social and payments ecosystems, separate from their premium long-form video offerings. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025

Emma has also written for publications including the Observer and The China Project, publishing long-form stories on culture, entertainment, and geopolitics. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025

Heaton believes that posting on YouTube is driving the most loyal brand community of any channel, as Gen Zs love honest, long-form content. —Vogue Business, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for long-form

• brainstorm
• conform
• deform
• firestorm
• hailstorm
• inform
• landform
• lukewarm
• perform
• planform
• platform
• preform