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for ages

ADJECTIVE

long

Synonyms

STRONGEST

late lengthy protracted slow

STRONG

delayed diffuse dragging lingering prolonged sustained

WEAK

boundless diffusive dilatory drawn-out forever and a day limitless long-drawn-out long-winded overlong prolix tardy unending verbose without end wordy

Antonyms

WEAK

abbreviated abridged ephemeral evanescent fleeting short

ADJECTIVE

long-drawn-out

Synonyms

WEAK

boundless delayed diffuse diffusive dilatory dragging drawn-out forever and a day late lengthy limitless lingering long-winded overlong prolix prolonged protracted slow sustained tardy unending verbose without end wordy

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Footballers are like ships in the night sometimes - you can lose touch with old team-mates for ages but when you meet up, you just pick up where you left off.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

A simple acknowledgement like: "You've been waiting for ages, haven't you? You're probably fed up right now" can ease the tension.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

Jazz singer Billie van der Westhuizen started using Vinted about six months ago to sell clothes and shoes she hadn't worn for ages.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

Tickets are $27 for ages 13 to 61 and $22 for ages 2 to 12.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

She went into all the details—the plants, the gleaming equipment, the chairs with their swivels and castors—and it was so vivid everyone let her talk uninterrupted for ages.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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