in the long run
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in the long run
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After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally.
But this long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.
Similar: in the long term
Opposite: in the short run, in the short term
Thesaurus
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Opposite: in the short run, in the short term
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prep_phrase eventually
| Español | a largo plazo, a la larga |
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| 한국어 | 결국에는 gyeolgugeneun |
| Português | a longo prazo |
| Français | à terme, à long terme, à la longue |
| Deutsch | auf lange Sicht, langfristig |
| Italiano | a lungo termine, alla lunga, a lungo andare, nel lungo termine |
| Ελληνικά | μακροπρόθεσμα makropróthesma |
| Русский | долгосро́чно dolgosróčno, в перспекти́ве v perspektíve |
| العربية | مَعَ التَّمَادِي maʕa t-tamādī, عَلَى المَدَى الطَّوِيل ʕalā l-madā ṭ-ṭawīl, عَلَى الْمَدَى الْبَعِيد ʕalā l-madā l-baʕīd |
Talk about this word "in the long run." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20long%20run. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. in the long run. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20long%20run "in the long run." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20long%20run.Cite this
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title = {in the long run},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20long%20run},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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