: having been so for a long time : long-standing
a longtime friend
a longtime friendship
Examples of longtime in a Sentence
the longtime chairman of the committee
longtime residents of the neighborhood
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The popular driver retired from full-time racing after the 2024 season but will attempt to qualify with Tricon Garage in the No. 56 Toyota sponsored by Bass Pro Shops — the 44-year-old’s longtime backer.
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Over two decades after Fairplay used his grandma’s (fake) death as a means to avoid elimination — one of the most infamous moments in reality TV history — the longtime Survivor villain revealed Ellen Jean Hauser’s actual death at the age of 90.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2025
The announcement that Mitchell would leaving her program, the network's longest-running one in daytime, came a week after NBC's longtime political director, Chuck Todd, left, citing the desire to take on new projects.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Woodall is also a longtime fan of the beloved film franchise, which first launched in 2001 with Bridget Jones's Diary, an adaption of the Helen Fielding novel by the same name.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Over two decades after Fairplay used his grandma’s (fake) death as a means to avoid elimination — one of the most infamous moments in reality TV history — the longtime Survivor villain revealed Ellen Jean Hauser’s actual death at the age of 90.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2025
The announcement that Mitchell would leaving her program, the network's longest-running one in daytime, came a week after NBC's longtime political director, Chuck Todd, left, citing the desire to take on new projects.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Woodall is also a longtime fan of the beloved film franchise, which first launched in 2001 with Bridget Jones's Diary, an adaption of the Helen Fielding novel by the same name.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Longtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longtime. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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