long haul

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long haul (not comparable)

1. (usually hyphenated) Travelling a long distance.

   a long-haul flight

• short haul

long haul (countable and uncountable, plural long hauls)

1. (idiomatic) A long time; the long term; an extended period.

   I thought it would be a short project, but now it looks like I'm in it for the long haul.

   • 2023 June 28, Mel Holley, “Network News: "In this for the long haul": mandate for further strikes”, in RAIL, number 986, page 16:

     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.

2. a long distance

• for the long haul/over the long haul
• long-haul COVID
• longhaul (verb)
• longhauled (adjective)
• longhauling (noun)