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

By focusing on collaboration, autonomy, and long-form revision, Revise represents an effort to rethink how writing tools are designed and used. —Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026

Glitch, founded by Australian brothers Kevin and Luke Lerdwichagul who built an audience online, produces long-form episodes for YouTube with release gaps of months, a model that runs counter to conventional platform expectations. —Callum McLennan, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026

Audiences are curious, so creators ‘keep ’em fed’ Morgan mapped out extensive plans for a long-form video focused on her festival fashion and several short-form videos. —Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026

Content creators would drop long-form content on their YouTube channels, splicing weeks of their lives into one video. —Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 10 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