a long time coming
idiom
: arriving or happening after a lot of time has passed
His promotion was a long time coming.
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But with no clear end in sight to the war, that accountability is likely to be a long time coming.
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Oren Liebermann, CNN, 20 June 2024
The shifting of the tides for fast-food workers has been a long time coming.
—Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 18 June 2024
The transformation of American evangelicals has been a long time coming.
—Shadi Hamid, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
The problem has been a long time coming, said Sen. Rick Lopes, D-New Britain, a former chair of the Housing Committee.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2024
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Oren Liebermann, CNN, 20 June 2024
The shifting of the tides for fast-food workers has been a long time coming.
—Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 18 June 2024
The transformation of American evangelicals has been a long time coming.
—Shadi Hamid, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
The problem has been a long time coming, said Sen. Rick Lopes, D-New Britain, a former chair of the Housing Committee.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2024
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