longtime

adjective

long·​time ˈlȯŋ-ˈtīm How to pronounce longtime (audio)
: 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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Michelle Yeoh met her longtime love, Jean Todt, in Shanghai on June 4, 2004, at a Ferrari event. Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 Guests recalled mingling with Lowell Weicker, Connecticut’s longtime senator and governor. Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 The Maplewood building, which is owned by Ramsey County, houses an average of 17 families and has drawn some 494 volunteers this year alone, accounting for nearly 3,000 hours of service, according to Catholic Charities, which began informing longtime volunteers of the situation last week by email. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026 So in comes longtime Messi mentor/confidant Guillermo Hoyos. Greg Cote april 19, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for longtime

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of longtime was in 1851

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“Longtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longtime. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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