in the long run en · ADP
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
-
(idiomatic) After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally.
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.
1951, Arthur C. Clarke, The Exploration of Space, page 111:But this long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.
1923, John Maynard Keynes, chapter 3, in A Tract on Monetary Reform, page 80:
Antonyms
in the short term · in the short run
Relateds
long term · short-term · long-term · short term
Synonyms
Translations (45)
gl a longo prazo (eventually) · fa در بلندمدت (eventually) · gd aig a' cheann thall (eventually) · is í lengd (eventually) · is er til lengdar lætur (eventually) · ca a llarg termini (eventually) · de langfristig (eventually) · ko 결국에는 (eventually) · el μακροπρόθεσμα (eventually) · sv i längden (eventually) · nl op den duur (eventually) · ar عَلَى الْمَدَى الْبَعِيد (eventually) · ru долгосро́чно (eventually) · da i den lange ende (eventually) · ga i ndeireadh na dála (eventually) · nl op termijn (eventually) · is í lengdina (eventually) · it nel lungo termine (eventually) · fi ajan oloon (eventually) · fi ajan mittaan (eventually) · fi pitkällä aikavälillä (eventually) · it alla lunga (eventually) · fa در درازمدت (eventually) · nl uiteindelijk (eventually) · es a largo plazo (eventually) · it a lungo termine (eventually) · ru в перспекти́ве (eventually) · fi pidemmän päälle (eventually) · fr à terme (eventually) · it a lungo andare (eventually) · fr à long terme (eventually) · de auf lange Sicht (eventually) · es a la larga (eventually) · da på længere sigt (eventually) · sv i det långa loppet (eventually) · ar مَعَ التَّمَادِي (eventually) · pl na dłuższą metę (eventually) · fi pitkällä tähtäimellä (eventually) · is til lengdar (eventually) · ar عَلَى المَدَى الطَّوِيل (eventually) · da i det lange løb (eventually) · pt a longo prazo (eventually) · gd anns an ùine fhada (eventually) · hu hosszú távon (eventually) · fr à la longue (eventually)