long-form

adjective

ˈlȯŋ-ˌfȯrm 

variants or less commonly longform

: notably long in form in comparison to what is common or typical for works or content of a particular category

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller … spawned the long-form music video.

—Paul Taublieb

His compositions are long-form; by a comparative ratio to most piano players, there's not much soloing. Like good long-form structures, they don't always strike you as such; the written parts ease into solos without giving notice.

—Ben Ratliff

especially, journalism : covering a subject at much greater length and in much greater depth than a standard news article

Long-form and investigative stories were replaced by short, searchable bursts of information.

—Adam Weinstein

Mine was a world made new by memoir and biography, investigative journalism and longform essay.

—E. Ce Miller

Examples of long-form in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Launched in 1971 by a group of Carleton College graduates as a free weekly, the Reader became known for its ambitious long-form journalism, arts news and offbeat classified ads. —Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025

Companies need to start implementing virtual interviews or long-form questions to weed unqualified applicants out during the application process. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

Fanbase Currently at the #9 spot in the free social category on Google Play Store, Fanbase is a platform that allows users to create and monetize posts, long-form videos, audio chats and more. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025

Maddow has been hosting the show on Mondays only since May 2022 while pursuing other long-form projects with NBCUniversal such as documentaries and podcasts. —Sara Fischer, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above