a long time ago

idiom

: far in the past : not at all recently
It happened a long time ago.

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Somebody did it a long time ago, many, many decades ago. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Dusty Giles made her decision about that a long time ago. Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025 Somebody did it a long time ago, many many decades ago. Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2025 Tim Duncan did it, but that was a long time ago. ... Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for a long time ago

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“A long time ago.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20long%20time%20ago. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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