: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
Spero, then 51, claimed the longtime relationship between the two soured after her hip surgery in 2008.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Also, a photo circulated last fall of her in the studio with longtime collaborator Bloodpop and vocal producer/engineer Benjamin Rice.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024
The cut arrived with little warning but was greeted with plenty of fanfare from longtime fans of the rockers.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The show is slated to open Broadway’s Majestic Theatre, which had been the longtime home to The Phantom of the Opera.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
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Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Also, a photo circulated last fall of her in the studio with longtime collaborator Bloodpop and vocal producer/engineer Benjamin Rice.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024
The cut arrived with little warning but was greeted with plenty of fanfare from longtime fans of the rockers.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The show is slated to open Broadway’s Majestic Theatre, which had been the longtime home to The Phantom of the Opera.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Longtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longtime. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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