long haul

/lɔŋ hɔl/
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Other forms: long hauls

Definitions of long haul
  1. noun
    a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out
    “he performed well over the long haul”
    synonyms: long run
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    type of:
    period, period of time, time period
    an amount of time
  2. noun
    a journey over a long distance
    “it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles”
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    type of:
    journey, journeying
    the act of traveling from one place to another
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