over·long
ˌō-vər-ˈlȯŋ 
: longer than usual or necessary : excessively long
an overlong meeting/speech
overlong sleeves
an overlong chapter
working overlong hours
The film feels overlong and a bit repetitious …—
Randy Cordova
Randy Cordova
: for an excessively long time
The meeting ran overlong.
… aircraft were kept waiting overlong on boiling hot runways.—Ted Conover
Ted ConoverIf a person talks on overlong, people around the circle began to discreetly cough.—Thom Hartmann
Thom HartmannExamples of overlong in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebFrank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
The tutorials are overlong, and the first zone is claustrophobic.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2022
What follows is an overlong concatenation of OK set pieces featuring oodles of predictable globe-hopping derring-do.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2023
So many series on TV right now are overlong, overserious, overcomplicated and overly dull.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
Unfortunately, the script — co-written by Lee and Christopher Chen — leaves a lot to be desired, squandering the old-school appeal of the true-crime drama for a dull and overlong mood piece in which nothing much happens and no real sense of danger ever registers.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
Maybe this back-the-the-basics, almost comedically overlong ceremony can.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
That’s not to say this slightly overlong film is without its bits of tension, narrative twists and deft reveals, not to mention injections of social commentary and moral ambiguity.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
For a slightly overlong 104 minutes, that’s a place many viewers will be happy enough to visit.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 14 Sep. 2022
Adjective
The film, which feels overlong at 145 minutes, suffers both from repetition and an over-reliance on melodramatic plot devices.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
The tutorials are overlong, and the first zone is claustrophobic.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2022
What follows is an overlong concatenation of OK set pieces featuring oodles of predictable globe-hopping derring-do.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2023
So many series on TV right now are overlong, overserious, overcomplicated and overly dull.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
Unfortunately, the script — co-written by Lee and Christopher Chen — leaves a lot to be desired, squandering the old-school appeal of the true-crime drama for a dull and overlong mood piece in which nothing much happens and no real sense of danger ever registers.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
Maybe this back-the-the-basics, almost comedically overlong ceremony can.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
That’s not to say this slightly overlong film is without its bits of tension, narrative twists and deft reveals, not to mention injections of social commentary and moral ambiguity.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
For a slightly overlong 104 minutes, that’s a place many viewers will be happy enough to visit.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 14 Sep. 2022
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“Overlong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overlong. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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