Definition of Long run

1. Noun. A period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out. "He performed well over the long haul"

Exact synonyms: Long Haul
Generic synonyms: Period, Period Of Time, Time Period

Definition of Long run

1. Noun. (idiomatic) An extended period of time. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Long Run

long pillow
long plane
long plantar ligament
long pork
long primer
long process of malleus
long profile
long pulse
long purples
long radial extensor muscle of wrist
long ranger
long rangers
long road to hoe
long root of ciliary ganglion
long row to hoe
long run (current term)
long s
long saphenous nerve
long saphenous vein
long scale
long screwdriver
long shot
long shots
long sight
long since
long sleeve
long spine board
long stop
long stops
long story short

Literary usage of Long run

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Principles of Economics by Frank William Taussig (1921)
"For considerable periods, command •of capital brings in a given enterprise the probability of larger profits; but not in the long run without ..."

2. Principles of Economics by Frank William Taussig (1915)
"Here, as in the previous section, we must have in mind the long- run operation of the taxes. The immediate effect is commonly that the owner bears the ..."

3. East-West Migration: The Alternatives by Richard Layard (1992)
"We must always distinguish between long-run effects and the short- run problems of ... In the long run we can probably assume that unemployment rates are ..."

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