Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for the longest time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: for the -longest -time
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

For a very long time.

Example Sentences

"There's a habit I developed at the Monkey Inn that I had for the longest time: singing side to side, away from the audience."

Inflected Forms

form only (superlative)

Questions

What does for the longest time mean?: For a very long time.

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