HyperDic: long_run

English > 1 sense of the expression long run:
NOUNtimelong run, long haula period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out
English > long run: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningA period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out.
Examples
  • "in the long run we will win"
  • "in the long run we will all be dead"
Synonymlong haul
Broadertime period, period of time, periodAn amount of time
Spanisha la larga, a largo plazo

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