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be long

VERB

linger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dawdle drift idle remain stay stick around wait

STRONG

amble crawl dally dillydally falter hesitate hobble lag loll lumber mope mosey plod poke procrastinate putter saunter shuffle slouch stagger stop stroll tarry tool totter trail traipse trifle trudge vacillate

WEAK

be dilatory be tardy fool around fritter away goof off hang around hang out put off sit around take one's time wait around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forge forward go leave

STRONG

advance carry on complete continue finish go ahead remain run rush tiptoe

WEAK

halt hurry

Example Sentences

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The work will be long and difficult, and require collective action and political engagement.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

The recovery from open heart surgery would be long, particularly for Schiefer, who weighed about 350 pounds, the surgeon told him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Simultaneously this triggered a major unwind in what investors refer to as the basis trade in bitcoin/Strategy, whereby funds like Jane Street were rumored to be long the cryptocurrency but short Michael Saylor’s company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

US President Donald Trump said Monday the United States obtaining uranium from Iran would be "long" and "difficult" in the aftermath of last year's US strikes on Tehran's nuclear sites.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

When its blows weakened, Sierra knew that it wouldn’t be long.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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