adj
Meaning 1
Travelling a long distance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: usually hyphenated
Examples
- a long-haul flight
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: short haul
Phrase guide
long haul
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noun
Meaning 2
A long distance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, literally, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: short haul
noun
Meaning 3
A long time; the long term; an extended period; a long-running endeavour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: long game
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a journey over a long distance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: journey, journeying
noun
Meaning 5
a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- in the long run we will win
- in the long run we will all be dead
- he performed well over the long haul
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: long run
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time period, period of time, period
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Fern- — travelling a long distance
- German: Langstrecken- — travelling a long distance
- Italian: a lungo raggio — travelling a long distance
- Italian: a lunga distanza — travelling a long distance
- Spanish: de larga distancia — travelling a long distance
- Spanish: largo trecho — a long distance
- Spanish: largo recorrido — a long distance
- Spanish: largo plazo — a long time