: 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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More hours with longtime physiotherapist Wolfgang Oswald than perhaps any other player on tour.
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Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
The bar’s electric atmosphere on West Sixth Street draws University of Texas students, Austin visitors and longtime patrons celebrating with friends.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
McDonald was a longtime presence in the Bay Area music scene, where peers included the Grateful Dead, the Jefferson Airplane and his onetime girlfriend, Janis Joplin.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
DiZoglio is a longtime supporter of the BAAF, and has sung at previous events held by the organization.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
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Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
The bar’s electric atmosphere on West Sixth Street draws University of Texas students, Austin visitors and longtime patrons celebrating with friends.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
McDonald was a longtime presence in the Bay Area music scene, where peers included the Grateful Dead, the Jefferson Airplane and his onetime girlfriend, Janis Joplin.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
DiZoglio is a longtime supporter of the BAAF, and has sung at previous events held by the organization.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Longtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longtime. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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