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long in coming

long in coming adverb: of an event or happening, that has been awaited for a considerable period, implying that its arrival is overdue or much anticipated.

Adverb

long in coming (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Of an event or happening, that has been awaited for a considerable period, implying that its arrival is overdue or much anticipated.

Questions about long in coming

What does long in coming mean?
Long in coming means of an event or happening, that has been awaited for a considerable period, implying that its arrival is overdue or much anticipated.
What part of speech is long in coming?
Long in coming is an adverb.

Words near long in coming in the dictionary

  1. long hundreds
  2. long hunter
  3. long hunters
  4. long i
  5. long i's
  6. long in coming
  7. long in the tooth
  8. long int
  9. long integer
  10. long integers
  11. long ints

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