Definitions

in the long run

ADVERB

eventually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

finally in the course of time one day someday sooner or later ultimately

WEAK

after all at last at the end of the day hereafter in future in the end sometime when all is said and done

Antonyms

STRONGEST

never

ADVERB

finally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

already belatedly eventually someday sooner or later subsequently ultimately

STRONG

lastly

WEAK

after a while after all as a sequel at last at length at long last at the eleventh hour at the end at the last moment despite delay in conclusion in spite of all in the eleventh hour sometime tardily

Antonyms

STRONGEST

never

WEAK

doubtfully dubiously inconclusively

ADVERB

overall

Synonyms

WEAK

all over chiefly everyplace everywhere generally speaking largely mainly mostly on the whole predominantly primarily principally throughout

Antonyms

WEAK

incomplete narrow

Example Sentences

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But tariffs on imports can make domestic companies more profitable in the long run, which can lead to increased hiring.

From Barron's

Ms Worthington said she paid the fee because she felt that "in the long run that would save me money".

From BBC

But are they right, in the long run, for each other?

From Los Angeles Times

Overspecializing at a young age also increases the risks of burnout and overuse injuries, and is less sustainable in the long run, according to the researchers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Warren Buffett loved to quote his mentor Ben Graham, who once said External link: “In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run it is a weighing machine.”

From Barron's

in the long run

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