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be long

verb as in linger

Strongest matches

dawdle
drift
idle
remain
stay
stick around
wait

Strong matches

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 matches

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

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They might still be long shots for Soto.

From Los Angeles Times

The former England striker joked: "During my football career, I felt I was born to be in the box. And then I had to really learn to be on the box. And to be honest, at my age, it won't be long until I'm in a box."

From BBC

It wouldn’t be long before he started to believe.

From Los Angeles Times

“The recovery stage is going to be long... so please be patient.”

From Los Angeles Times

"The impact of his deceit and manipulation will be long felt, but justice has been served today," McGrath said.

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