: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
Out of the roughly 2,300 bills put forth each year, about 35% to 40% become law, according to Chris Micheli, an adjunct professor at the McGeorge School of Law at University of the Pacific and longtime Sacramento lobbyist.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 13 May 2024
Canales, a longtime assistant under Pete Carroll in Seattle, knows the value of taking chances on undrafted free agents.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
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Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 13 May 2024
Canales, a longtime assistant under Pete Carroll in Seattle, knows the value of taking chances on undrafted free agents.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
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“Longtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longtime. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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