It’s a long time since I worked there. Apparently the long bone ribeye are an hour long. He’s been gone a long time. She returned to work after a prolonged illness.

Airline passengers may face lengthy delays during holiday travel. We continue to see sustained economic growth. Standing for extended periods of time can be bad for your back. More examples Passengers could face long delays. She had a long career in films. She gave him a long, lingering kiss.

They had a long and happy marriage. After a long, awkward pause someone asked a question. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. There was a long queue at the post office. We’re still a long way from the station.

It’s a heck of a long way to the nearest shop from here. I love going on long journeys. His speech was long and dull. He is well known to the police and has a long criminal record . Long is an adjective or an adverb. We use many different expressions to describe frequency, speed and time. We use no longer or not any longer to talk about the end of an action or state.

I’m just writing a letter but it won’t take long. How long have you been in England? Don’t rush – take as long as you like. We’ve been walking all day long. I’ve known her longer than you have. I won’t be staying much longer. It wasn’t long before he was back with his family.