long haul

[ lawng hawl, long ]

noun

1. a relatively long period of time, especially a period of considerable effort or difficulty: In the long haul, he'll regret having been a college dropout.

   We are in this for the long haul and will continue pressing for change wherever we find avenues worth the pursuit.

   In the long haul, he'll regret having been a college dropout.

   It'll be a long haul before anyone can prove that a particular chemical causes this disease.

2. a relatively great distance or journey:

   It's a long haul from Maine to Texas.

3. Nautical. the drawing up on shore of a vessel for a relatively long period of time, as for winter storage or longer.

adjective

1. noting or relating to travel or transport of freight or passengers over relatively great distances, especially by truck or airplane:

   Air India's first long-haul flight to London was launched on June 8, 1948.

2. Pathology. relating to or being a condition characterized by symptoms or health problems that linger or first appear after supposed recovery from an associated acute illness or active infection: long-haul syndrome.

   long-haul COVID;

   long-haul syndrome.

long haul

noun

1. a journey over a long distance, esp one involving the transport of goods
2. a lengthy job

Word History and Origins

Origin of long haul¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Bringing in voiceRPA like Infinitus’s is part of that long haul to update the bigger system.

From TechCrunch

We’re just at this moment of chaos where it’s hard to know if there’s a base that’s radicalized enough to be there for the long haul, when things start to not look very good for their side.

From ProPublica

If it ever hits the market, it almost certainly won’t be cheap, but if we’re going to be wearing masks for the long haul, it may be an investment people are willing to make.

From Popular-Science

Regardless of who holds power on Capitol Hill, those like Frederick argue, “staying invested for the long haul is by far the best way to go.”

From Fortune

The sun was going down, and we were stuck, apologizing to our dogs, who deserved better after our long haul from New Mexico to the Pacific.

From Outside Online

But on an A380 or 787 Dreamliner flying long haul, you can be trapped, rigid, in that seat for half a day.

From The Daily Beast

Probably for the best—Disney is known for getting into legal battles for the long haul.

From The Daily Beast

Forty years and one month of remodeling later, Zane had finally readied Further for its first long-haul journey.

From The Daily Beast

But what they are being asked to do is doomed to fail—at least in the long haul.

From The Daily Beast

His answer was clear: “We are in it for the long haul,” Isaacs said without hesitation.

From The Daily Beast

Only low-grade and long haul carload traffic can profitably be concentrated.

From Project Gutenberg

It did not love Savannah less; but it loved its own particular seaport, Pensacola, or the long haul via Louisville, more.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Ericson adjusted her polaroid glasses and waved her rickshaw boy into his harness, where his thighs tensed for the long haul.

From Project Gutenberg

But it's a long haul to Alpha Centauri—you know that—and a tremendously expensive one.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a long haul to Turkey Creek, but the caravan made it and was corralled before dark.

From Project Gutenberg