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be long

VERB

linger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dawdle drift idle remain stay stick around wait

STRONG

amble crawl dally dillydally falter hesitate hobble lag loll lumber mope mosey plod poke procrastinate putter saunter shuffle slouch stagger stop stroll tarry tool totter trail traipse trifle trudge vacillate

WEAK

be dilatory be tardy fool around fritter away goof off hang around hang out put off sit around take one's time wait around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forge forward go leave

STRONG

advance carry on complete continue finish go ahead remain run rush tiptoe

WEAK

halt hurry

Example Sentences

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The work will be long and difficult, and require collective action and political engagement.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Sabbagh said he and Krisht are putting together a legal file to demand justice even though "the road will be long".

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Even if the strait opens tomorrow, the damage to the global economy will be long lasting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Simultaneously this triggered a major unwind in what investors refer to as the basis trade in bitcoin/Strategy, whereby funds like Jane Street were rumored to be long the cryptocurrency but short Michael Saylor’s company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

I had hoped we’d be long gone by then!

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

be long

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