in the long run
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.31 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally.
Example Sentences
- "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."