long for
Example Sentences
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The next earnings season is still several weeks away, but investors may not have to wait that long for clues about whether Friday’s selling was justified.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Investors didn’t have to wait long for the base to form and be rewarded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Labour MP Florence Eshalomi, who chairs the committee, said leaseholders had been "waiting for too long for successive governments to tackle the unfair leasehold system".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
With frame rates beyond what our eye can perceive, it did not take long for movies to appear nearly as realistic as life itself.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
Granda said that might be why it took so long for those prayers to be answered.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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