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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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Oracle’s shares have surged higher in recent weeks on the back of “strong investor appetite to be long compute names,” Wood wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

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

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Even if the strait opens tomorrow, the damage to the global economy will be long lasting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

For now, investors seem happy to embrace the uncertainty but it won’t be long before markets become desperate for clarity.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Now, Fifi, who could not be long without her other half, headed towards the house.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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