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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"It's quite important to expand this to the Asian population so that in the long run, the results can benefit us too," he said.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

A prolonged US-Israel conflict with Iran could also hit Chinese exports in the long run, despite better-than-expected trade growth last month.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

And it’s a battleground in the sense that there’s heated debate on Wall Street over which technologies will win in the long run.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

But dig a little deeper and the decision is not so obvious as the stats warn that, as brilliant as results have been, they're unlikely to continue in the long run.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The Bible, while a little harder to come by, was cheaper in the long run.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

in the long run

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