: having been so for a long time : long-standing
a longtime friend
a longtime friendship
Examples of longtime in a Sentence
the longtime chairman of the committee
longtime residents of the neighborhood
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Kelliher has served as the longtime chief stew of Below Deck Sailing Yacht since season two debuted in 2021.
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
In 2024, El's closed for nine months for a major renovation—a change that initially worried longtime regulars.
—Abby Price, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
At the time, the filmmaker felt Hawke was too young to begin production; Hart was a longtime alcoholic and Blue Moon focuses on a specific moment near the end of the songwriter’s life, just months before his death at the age of 48 following a pneumonia diagnosis.
—Kyle McGovern, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Asics is picking up where its 2022 Actibreeze 3D sandals left off for a futuristic new mule designed in collaboration with longtime brand partner Kiko Kostadinov.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
In 2024, El's closed for nine months for a major renovation—a change that initially worried longtime regulars.
—Abby Price, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
At the time, the filmmaker felt Hawke was too young to begin production; Hart was a longtime alcoholic and Blue Moon focuses on a specific moment near the end of the songwriter’s life, just months before his death at the age of 48 following a pneumonia diagnosis.
—Kyle McGovern, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Asics is picking up where its 2022 Actibreeze 3D sandals left off for a futuristic new mule designed in collaboration with longtime brand partner Kiko Kostadinov.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for longtime
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“Longtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longtime. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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