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so long
interjection
- goodbye:
I said so long and left.
so long
sentence substitute
- informal.farewell; goodbye
adverb
- slang.for the time being; meanwhile
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of so long1
Idioms and Phrases
Good-bye, as in So long, we'll see you next week . The allusion here is puzzling; long presumably means “a long time” and perhaps the sense is “until we meet again after a long time,” but the usage has no such implication. [ Colloquial ; first half of 1800s]Example Sentences
But Pi is only able to relate the fanciful version of events that allowed him to survive for so long at sea without food or drinkable water.
“A guy that’s been around for so long, I think he can handle this five weeks of adversity.”
"That fact that Jane waited so long put her life at risk," said Claire Chamberlain, who runs domestic abuse organisation Clear Path UK.
One of the reasons the UK India free trade deal has taken so long to reach is that India had made big demands about visas for Indian professionals and students to work and study abroad.
Growers have said they are willing to shift to more water-efficient irrigation systems to free up water and boost reservoir levels, so long as they are paid enough to help foot the bill.
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