long haul
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English
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Adjective
[edit]long haul (not comparable)
- (usually hyphenated) Travelling a long distance.
- Antonym: short haul
- a long-haul flight
Translations
[edit]travelling a long distance
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Noun
[edit]long haul (countable and uncountable, plural long hauls)
- (literally) A long distance.
- Antonym: short haul
- (figuratively) A long time; the long term; an extended period.
- I thought it would be a short project, but now it looks like I'm in it for the long haul.
- 2023 June 28, Mel Holley, “Network News: "In this for the long haul": mandate for further strikes”, in RAIL, number 986, page 16:
- The national rail dispute is set to grind on after ASLEF members voted to renew their mandate for strikes for a further six months […] . RMT members renewed their strike mandate for six more months in May […] . "Once again, our members have decided that we are in this for the long haul," said ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan after the ballot result.
Derived terms
[edit]- for the long haul
- over the long haul
- long-haul COVID
- longhaul (verb)
- longhauled (adjective)
- longhauling (noun)