Meaning of long haul | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A long distance.
   countable, literally, uncountable
2. A long time; the long term; an extended period; a long-running endeavour.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

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Examples

“Near-synonym: long game”

“I thought it would be a short project, but now it looks like⟳ I'm in it for the long haul.”

“The national rail dispute is set⟳ to grind⟳ on after ASLEF members voted to renew their mandate for strikes for a further six months […]. RMT members renewed their strike⟳ mandate for six more months in May […]. "Once again, our members have⟳ decided that we are in this for the long haul," said ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan after the ballot result⟳.”

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