: 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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The return of Red Bull comes at a vital time for the brand, with uncertainty surrounding its Formula 1 team with the release of longtime team principal Christian Horner.
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Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Parker went on to find love with longtime husband Matthew Broderick.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 14 July 2025
My father, by then living not with his second wife but a longtime companion, died of a heart attack in Paris.
—Rebecca Chace
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Sundance Film Festival director Eugene Hernandez shared a letter with press on Monday, July 14, outlining how Sundance’s final Park City bow will honor its longtime Utah hub as well as co-founder Robert Redford.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 July 2025
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Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Parker went on to find love with longtime husband Matthew Broderick.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 14 July 2025
My father, by then living not with his second wife but a longtime companion, died of a heart attack in Paris.
—Rebecca Chace
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Sundance Film Festival director Eugene Hernandez shared a letter with press on Monday, July 14, outlining how Sundance’s final Park City bow will honor its longtime Utah hub as well as co-founder Robert Redford.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 July 2025
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“Longtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longtime. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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