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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