long-run

[lawng-ruhn, long-]

adjective

1. happening or presented over a long period of time or having a long course of performances.

   a long-run hit play.

Word History and Origins

Origin of long-run¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

“Markets in the rest of the world … are trading at or below their long-run averages, creating a huge gap in relative valuations to the U.S.,”

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The big question now is whether the furious AI buildout is a bubble or a long-run shift in the economy.

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So much for gold having long-run stable value.

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Marks said investors these days should steady themselves and “participate in the long-run beneficial effects of being an investor and being an investor in the U.S.”

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He believes this will help alleviate poverty in the long-run and enable lower taxes, but also help people to plan their own spending more easily with inflation currently fluctuating less.

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Related Words

• long haul