Phrase guide

in the long run

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

after a very lengthy period of time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she will succeed in the long run

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: in the end

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: a llarg termini — eventually
  • Danish: i det lange løb — eventually
  • Danish: på længere sigt — eventually
  • Danish: i den lange ende — eventually
  • Dutch: op den duur — eventually
  • Dutch: op termijn — eventually
  • Dutch: uiteindelijk — eventually
  • Finnish: ajan mittaan — eventually
  • Finnish: ajan oloon — eventually
  • Finnish: pidemmän päälle — eventually
  • Finnish: pitkällä aikavälillä — eventually
  • Finnish: pitkällä tähtäimellä — eventually
  • French: à terme — eventually
  • French: à long terme — eventually
  • French: à la longue — eventually
  • Galician: a longo prazo — eventually
  • German: auf lange Sicht — eventually
  • German: langfristig — eventually
  • Greek: μακροπρόθεσμα (makropróthesma) — eventually
  • Hungarian: hosszú távon — eventually
  • Icelandic: er til lengdar lætur — eventually
  • Icelandic: til lengdar — eventually
  • Icelandic: í lengdina — eventually
  • Icelandic: í lengd — eventually
  • Irish: i ndeireadh na dála — eventually
  • Italian: a lungo termine — eventually
  • Italian: alla lunga — eventually
  • Italian: a lungo andare — eventually
  • Italian: nel lungo termine — eventually
  • Korean: 결국에는 (gyeolgugeneun) — eventually
  • Polish: na dłuższą metę — eventually
  • Portuguese: a longo prazo — eventually
  • Russian: долгосро́чно (dolgosróčno) — eventually
  • Russian: в перспекти́ве (v perspektíve) — eventually
  • Scottish Gaelic: anns an ùine fhada — eventually
  • Scottish Gaelic: aig a' cheann thall — eventually
  • Spanish: a largo plazo — eventually
  • Spanish: a la larga — eventually
  • Swedish: i det långa loppet — eventually
  • Swedish: i längden — eventually