long since

adverb

1
: long ago
promises long since forgotten
2
: for a long time
has long since been a devoted friend

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The statute of limitations for bringing a civil lawsuit or criminal charges had long since expired. Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025 They have long since been known to be very controlling with video footage from tournament play. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 Relegated in their time to Oscar-night footnotes, they have long since been recognized as his towering twin peaks—cinematic effusions of a dark, visionary, and fundamentally inimitable strangeness, against which the sheen of even a good Oscars ceremony pales. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 The soundtrack has long since fallen into obscurity; it was never released on CD in the United States and is unavailable on streaming services. Ben Sisario, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for long since

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of long since was in the 14th century

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“Long since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20since. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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