Meaning of in the long run | Babel Free

Definitions

After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“But this long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.”

“If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run — and often in the short one — the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative.”

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