in the long run

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Española la larga a largo plazo

Françaisà la longue à long terme à terme

Deutschauf lange Sicht langfristig

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Bosanskidugoročno дугорочно

Catalàa llarg termini

Danski den lange ende

Ελληνικάμακροπρόθεσμα

Suomiajan mittaan ajan oloon ajan pitkäänpidemmän päälle pitkällä aikavälillä pitkällä tähtäimellä

Gaeilgei ndeireadh na dála

Hrvatskidugoročno дугорочно

Italianoa lungo andare a lungo termine alla lunganel lungo termine

한국어결국에는

Nederlandsop den duur op termijn uiteindelijk

Polskina dłuższą metę

Portuguêsa longo prazo

Русскийв перспекти́ве долгосрочно

Српскиdugoročno дугорочно

Svenskai det långa loppet i längden

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.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

in the long term in the loop in the lump in the main in the making in the mean time

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