long-form

adjective

ˈlȯŋ-ˌfȯrm 

variants or less commonly longform

: notably long in form in comparison to what is common or typical for works or content of a particular category

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller … spawned the long-form music video.

—Paul Taublieb

His compositions are long-form; by a comparative ratio to most piano players, there's not much soloing. Like good long-form structures, they don't always strike you as such; the written parts ease into solos without giving notice.

—Ben Ratliff

especially, journalism : covering a subject at much greater length and in much greater depth than a standard news article

Long-form and investigative stories were replaced by short, searchable bursts of information.

—Adam Weinstein

Mine was a world made new by memoir and biography, investigative journalism and longform essay.

—E. Ce Miller

Examples of long-form in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For her first long-form narrative film with actors, Kapadia chose two veteran Mali actresses. —Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024

What started as an audio project in 2017 grew into a multi-media destination for audiences seeking deep investigations and long-form reports about the fossil fuel industry, policy, climate disinformation and forces obstructing climate action. —Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024

According to The Creator Rosetta Stone research conducted by The Harris Poll, 84% of creators say producing long-form content is becoming increasingly important. —Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024

Column One Column One is The Times’ home for narrative and long-form journalism. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above