long in coming

idiom

: not happening quickly
The changes were long in coming.

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The statue memorial has been too long in coming, said Orozco-Garrett, who for a time would serve as a Dallas justice of the peace. Dianne Solis, Dallas News, 22 July 2021 The apology that Francis made on Indigeneous lands on Monday, long in coming and held back along the way, put the Church on the path of penitence once and for all. Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 July 2022 Why has the first RSV vaccine been so long in coming? Annette Regan, Fortune Well, 10 May 2023 Those transit plans may be long in coming, but the new construction — years in the making — is approaching fast. Catherine Carlock, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2022 See all Example Sentences for long in coming 

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“Long in coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20in%20coming. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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