Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long haul

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: long haul
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Travelling a long distance.

noun

A long distance.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A long time; the long term; an extended period; a long-running endeavour.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"a long-haul flight"
"Near-synonym: long game"
"I thought it would be a short project, but now it looks like I'm in it for the long haul."
"The national rail dispute is set to grind on after ASLEF members voted to renew their mandate for strikes for a further six months […]. RMT members renewed their strike mandate for six more months in May […]. "Once again, our members have decided that we are in this for the long haul," said ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan after the ballot result."

Usage

Inflected Forms

long-haul (alternative) long hauls (plural)

Derived Forms

longhaul longhauled longhauling

Phrases

long-hauler for the long haul long-haul COVID over the long haul

Synonyms

long game long run

Antonyms

short haul

Questions

What does long haul mean?: Travelling a long distance.

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