Idiom Breakdown

in the long run

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Definition

After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally.

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In Context

"But this long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead."
"If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run — and often in the short one — the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative."

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Also Said As

in the long term

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Opposite In Meaning

in the short run
in the short term

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See Also

long term
long-term
short term
short-term