long time

Example Sentences

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The initiative has been a long time coming.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

"As a kid I have always wanted to be playing for the top teams - it took a long time to get there, but I am grateful."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

With hantavirus, the incubation period can take up to six weeks, so people must be isolated for a really long time to ensure they won’t get sick and start infecting others.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

"More fossils will help us tell the story of what happened to our ancestors a long time ago -- but because we're the survivors we know that it happened to us."

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

“We are all to go. Someday. A long time from now.”

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff