long-form

adjective

ˈlȯŋ-ˌfȯrm 

variants or less commonly longform

: notably long in form in comparison to what is common or typical for works or content of a particular category

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller … spawned the long-form music video.

—Paul Taublieb

His compositions are long-form; by a comparative ratio to most piano players, there's not much soloing. Like good long-form structures, they don't always strike you as such; the written parts ease into solos without giving notice.

—Ben Ratliff

especially, journalism : covering a subject at much greater length and in much greater depth than a standard news article

Long-form and investigative stories were replaced by short, searchable bursts of information.

—Adam Weinstein

Mine was a world made new by memoir and biography, investigative journalism and longform essay.

—E. Ce Miller

Examples of long-form in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The co-production market will invite director-producer teams to pitch long-form and short-form projects, including features, shorts and series, both scripted and unscripted, to financiers, investors and studio executives. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 May 2024

The podcast is based on long-form, investigative journalism. —Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2024

One-off workshops and classes are offered, teaching improv basics and long-form style. —Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024

The information is digestible, if not as intricately crafted as her long-form pieces, and her essays introduce the breadth of topics that are commonplace in today’s mainstream climate conversation. —Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024

The two brands will also roll out a slate of content on social and digital channels, as well as a long-form content series and artist profile pieces that will highlight the stories and careers of Birge, Springsteen and Dover. —Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 May 2024

Tribeca Festival also announced the lineup for its NOW program of independent short-form and long-form pilots and series. —Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024

This will be the fifth installment in the eight-part true crime series built on long-form investigative journalism. —Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2024

The long-form magazine writer needs to have those narrative skills. —John J. Lennon, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above