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

see also:

short-form

Examples of long-form in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The long-form contract has become a byzantine artifact, a ritual of delay that benefits no one except perhaps the law firms billing hours on both ends. —George Heller, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026

Rolling Stone‘s interview series Last Man Standing features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and musicians who are the last remaining members of iconic bands. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2026

The series is produced in association with NASCAR and marks the first long-form drama series to partner with the racing organization. —Peter White, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026

The text will have a summary in bullet points, while suggested videos could be long-form or Shorts. —Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026

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