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• To say this has been a long time coming would be an understatement.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024
• For Manuel, a former junior varsity coach at Banning, the win indicates the talent is back at Narbonne, and it’s been a long time coming.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
• That was a big, big change and a long time coming, and special to be a part of.
  — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 11 June 2024
• The launch of the Starliner has been a long time coming.
  — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 6 May 2024
• The trust crisis in health has been a long time coming.
  — Alena Botros, Fortune Well, 20 May 2024
• This was a long time coming for you in making it to No. 1 on the call sheet.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
• The moment had been a long time coming for Ryan Lomberg.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
• For all five members, the change has been a long time coming.
  — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
• For Wade, the team-up with Kesha has been a long time coming.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
• For some, the pre-rut action can be a long time coming.
  — Mark Melotik, Outdoor Life, 10 Oct. 2024
• The shifting of the tides for fast-food workers has been a long time coming.
  — Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 18 June 2024
• The honor, all of the Bears agreed, was a long time coming for a player who was beloved on and off the field.
  — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
• Paris has been a long time coming for Gauff who’s had her sights set on the Olympic stage for the past three years.
  — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
• For a few of these breakout artists, the success has been a long time coming.
  — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
• The restoration of Hotel 1928 has been a long time coming.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
• Seeing the Sloths play live in a club was a long time coming for this writer.
  — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
• For many, Painter's arrival here has been a long time coming.
  — NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
• Opening day had been a long time coming for Club Verse.
  — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Nov. 2022
• It’s been a long time coming, but Rose makes plain that this day could have come sooner.
  — Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
• The title was a long time coming for the Bedford, N.H. native.
  — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2023
• The movie — a personal account of a pivotal era of Black film in the late ’60s and ’70s — is a long time coming.
  — Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2022
• This project feels like a long time coming from when Netflix first acquired the rights to the story in 2019.
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Nov. 2023
• It’s been a long time coming, having a few precious hours to call their own.
  — Linda Friedel, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
• Tony Sorci, leader of the union, said the new deal has been a long time coming for his workers.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2023
• The plans are a long time coming and have been a concern for the state's delegation for years.
  — Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
• For the sisters-in-law, the relaunch of Domaine Curry has been a long time coming.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Dec. 2023
• The insider adds that a split between them was a long time coming.
  — Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Jan. 2023
• For the You and White Lotus actor, finding the right partner was a long time coming.
  — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 30 Apr. 2023
• Fall 2022 felt like a long time coming for water polo in Texas.
  — Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
• Ellen Van Dusen and Ben Sigerson’s wedding was a long time coming.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024