: having been so for a long time : long-standing
a longtime friend
a longtime friendship
Examples of longtime in a Sentence
the longtime chairman of the committee
longtime residents of the neighborhood
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The halftime extravaganza is being produced by Global Citizen and curated by a longtime advisor for that advocacy group, Coidplay’s Chris Martin.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 9 June 2025
That time trimmed more than a second off the previous mark held by her longtime rival Ariarne Titmus, who beat the 18-year-old to the Olympic gold medal in this event at the 2024 Paris Games.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
The drummers are Mickey Curry (Hall & Oates, Bryan Adams, many others), Rich Dart (longtime touring drummer for the Monkees) and Matt Starr (who has worked with everyone from Ace Frehley to Mr. Big and writes a column for Drumhead magazine).
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
Hernandez was expecting his first child, a boy to be named Zion, with his longtime girlfriend this summer.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 9 June 2025
That time trimmed more than a second off the previous mark held by her longtime rival Ariarne Titmus, who beat the 18-year-old to the Olympic gold medal in this event at the 2024 Paris Games.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
The drummers are Mickey Curry (Hall & Oates, Bryan Adams, many others), Rich Dart (longtime touring drummer for the Monkees) and Matt Starr (who has worked with everyone from Ace Frehley to Mr. Big and writes a column for Drumhead magazine).
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
Hernandez was expecting his first child, a boy to be named Zion, with his longtime girlfriend this summer.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 June 2025
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“Longtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longtime. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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