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forever and a day

ADJECTIVE
long
Synonyms
STRONGEST
late lengthy protracted slow
STRONG
delayed diffuse dragging lingering prolonged sustained
WEAK
boundless diffusive dilatory drawn-out for ages 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 for ages late lengthy limitless lingering long-winded overlong prolix prolonged protracted slow sustained tardy unending verbose without end wordy
ADJECTIVE
permanent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
durable enduring long-lasting perpetual stable
STRONG
everlasting invariable perennial set
WEAK
abiding changeless continual diurnal fixed for keeps forever immutable imperishable in for the long haul indestructible perdurable perduring persistent set in concrete set in stone steadfast unchanging unfading
Antonyms
STRONGEST
temporary
STRONG
changing
WEAK
ephemeral
NOUN
all-time
Synonyms
STRONG
eternity perpetuity time without end
NOUN
blue moon
Synonyms
WEAK
ages long time years
NOUN
donkey's years
Synonyms
WEAK
aeon all one's born days eternity long time month of Sundays right smart spell time immemorial time out of mind years on end
NOUN
eternity
Synonyms
STRONG
aeon afterlife age ages endlessness everlastingness future immortality imperishability infiniteness infinitude infinity perpetuity timelessness
WEAK
all time blue moon dog's age endless time kingdom come other world time without end wild blue yonder world without end
NOUN
sempiternity
Synonyms
STRONG
aeon afterlife age ages endlessness everlastingness future immortality imperishability infiniteness infinitude infinity perpetuity timelessness
WEAK
blue moon dog's age endless time eternality eternalness kingdom come other world time without end wild blue yonder world without end

Example Sentences

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Movies take forever and a day to develop and produce; even if this weren’t the case, one should always be cautious with the “This is what the filmmakers are trying to say” game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

"The people of Coniston will have Bluebird, as they deserve, and my dad's remains forever and a day."

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

The short answer is that the dazzling — and costly — array of visual effects means these films spend forever and a day in preproduction.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

Daimler had forever and a day been a conglomerate with two main industrial businesses.

From The Verge • Jun. 21, 2022

It hadn’t rained in forever and a day, and the bushes were shrunk and crumbly.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate