Phrase guide

long since

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

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adv

Meaning 1

Long ago; in the (distant) past.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • I don't know why he asked me to do that, when I had long since finished it.
  • The building has long since been demolished.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

of the distant or comparatively distant past is Scottish

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We met once long ago
  • they long ago forsook their nomadic life
  • left for work long ago
  • he has long since given up mountain climbing
  • This name has long since been forgotten
  • lang syne

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: long ago, lang syne

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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