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long haul
[lawng hawl, long]
noun
a relatively long period of time, especially a period of considerable effort or difficulty: In the long haul, he'll regret having been a college dropout.
We are in this for the long haul and will continue pressing for change wherever we find avenues worth the pursuit.
In the long haul, he'll regret having been a college dropout.
It'll be a long haul before anyone can prove that a particular chemical causes this disease.
a relatively great distance or journey.
It's a long haul from Maine to Texas.
Nautical.the drawing up on shore of a vessel for a relatively long period of time, as for winter storage or longer.
adjective
noting or relating to travel or transport of freight or passengers over relatively great distances, especially by truck or airplane.
Air India's first long-haul flight to London was launched on June 8, 1948.
Pathology.relating to or being a condition characterized by symptoms or health problems that linger or first appear after supposed recovery from an associated acute illness or active infection: long-haul syndrome.
long-haul COVID;
long-haul syndrome.
long haul
noun
a journey over a long distance, esp one involving the transport of goods
a lengthy job
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of long haul1
Idioms and Phrases
A considerable distance over which something must travel or be carried. For example, It's a long haul from my house to yours . This usage dates from the late 1800s, as does the antonym, short haul , as in The movers charge just as much for a short haul as for a long one .
A considerable length of time, an extended period, as in This investment is one for the long haul . It is often put as over the long haul , as in Over the long haul we needn't worry about production . [c. 1930] Also see in the long run .
Example Sentences
Are they in it for the long haul?
"This is a long-haul problem. We need people in it for the long haul."
“We want to build this thing for the long haul,” he says.
She’ll have plenty to weigh on that front in the coming months, with both schools likely to dig in their heels for the long haul, slinging mud at one another in the meantime.
She has since made huge efforts to clear her home in south Birmingham, but she recognises that it is a long haul.
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