the long run

noun

: a long period of time after the beginning of something

investing for the long run

Your solution may cause more problems over the long run.

It may be our best option in the long run.

This deal will cost you more in the long run.

Examples of the long run in a Sentence

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Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024 This makes its business model less risky compared to midstream peers and sustainable in the long run. —

Joe Cornell, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 Deferments can cost you more money in the long run, but the exact amount is not always obvious to borrowers. —

Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2024 In the long run, artificial intelligence will bloom into superintelligent systems, and these will be as inextricably woven into our lives as computing has managed to become. —

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