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

Also highly active in the commercial space, Gelb has directed short- and long-form campaigns for Apple, Google, Starbucks, Chipotle, Chase, Bank of America, United, Burger King, Intel, Mazda, and Ford. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Additionally, Meta, via its various Family of Apps platforms, sees how users interact across many forms of media, from text to images and both short- and long-form video content, and more. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Liza brings over two decades of editing experience, with a primary focus on long-form storytelling. — Bob Guccione Jr, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2026

Gubbara has nine long-form titles in active development, has produced seven short documentaries, and has one fiction short and one anthology feature in post-production. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 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