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.

Examples of the long run in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the stock is likely to bounce back over the long run, so investors should buy the dip, many Wall Street analysts said. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

But benchmarking can, in the long run, lead to new scientific knowledge. — Quanta Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

That's important for the long run for us here in the Northside. — Nathalie Marie Palacios, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

One estimate, from Stanford economists with the Hoover Institution, a right-leaning think-tank, found that the tax will end up costing the state $25 billion in the long run as billionaires flee. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the long run

• anyone
• everyone
• megaton
• overdone
• overrun
• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun