the long run
noun
: a long period of time after the beginning of something
investing for the long run
Your solution may cause more problems over the long run.
It may be our best option in the long run.
This deal will cost you more in the long run.
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Too often, they’re done for short-term gain, and the cost savings are overshadowed by bad publicity, loss of knowledge, weakened engagement, higher voluntary turnover, and lower innovation – all of which hurt profits in the long run.
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Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
In the long run, the investment may not grow as abundantly as others.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The Eight of Pentacles asks you to embrace discipline and dedication, and trust that your efforts will pay off in the long run.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2025
But, in the long run, nothing mattered as much as the deployment of an instrument installed by a young American postdoc named Charles David Keeling, which was used to measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
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Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
In the long run, the investment may not grow as abundantly as others.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The Eight of Pentacles asks you to embrace discipline and dedication, and trust that your efforts will pay off in the long run.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2025
But, in the long run, nothing mattered as much as the deployment of an instrument installed by a young American postdoc named Charles David Keeling, which was used to measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the long run
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“The long run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20long%20run. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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