long on

phrase

: having or providing a large amount of (something)
He was long on criticism but short on useful advice.

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The longest mural the VCC has ever commissioned will be 120 feet long on the side of the Valpo Chamber building. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Summary Fleetwood Mac’s 'Greatest Hits' reaches 400 weeks on the Billboard 200, becoming only the band’s second album to spend that long on the ranking. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 First, Babar Azam, recently reappointed as captain, rocked on to his back foot and deposited the hosts’ Jomel Warrican over long on and into the stand at the Queen’s Park Oval for six. Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Don’t hold your finger down too long on the first letter and lift it from the screen when finished. ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for long on

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“Long on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20on. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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