the long run
noun
: a long period of time after the beginning of something
investing for the long run
Your solution may cause more problems over the long run.
It may be our best option in the long run.
This deal will cost you more in the long run.
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While stealth jets have various tricks to evade traditional radars with some success, the quantum radars might prove to be a game changer in the long run.
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Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
All these businesses were banking on connectivity getting better and better with every passing year — a kind of implicit determinism that reminded me of other beliefs, such as the one that house prices could only ever go up, or the one that the economy would always grow in the long run.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
These approaches would provide a fairer distribution of responsibility while generating more sustainable funding in the long run.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
Of course, in the long run, the Blackhawks have many early-round draft picks working their way through the pipeline.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
All these businesses were banking on connectivity getting better and better with every passing year — a kind of implicit determinism that reminded me of other beliefs, such as the one that house prices could only ever go up, or the one that the economy would always grow in the long run.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
These approaches would provide a fairer distribution of responsibility while generating more sustainable funding in the long run.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
Of course, in the long run, the Blackhawks have many early-round draft picks working their way through the pipeline.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the long run
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