longtime

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longtime

adjective more longtime · most longtime · long-time

Having endured for a long period of time. My longtime friend, since birth actually, called and gently broke the bad news to me.
Similar: long-standing, long-term

Opposite: new, short-term

adverb more longtime · most longtime · long-time

Having been for a long time longtime married

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Closest in meaning: old, long-standing, long-term, long-running, long-established, protracted, long-time, longstanding, prolonged, ancient, veteran, long, long-, longer-term, long-lived, enduring

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Opposite: new, short-term

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@misc{longtime_2026,
  title = {longtime},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/longtime},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}