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long since

long since adverb: long ago; in the (distant) past.

Adverb

long since (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Long ago; in the (distant) past.
    • I don't know why he asked me to do that, when I had long since finished it.
    • The building has long since been demolished.
    Synonyms:
    of old, way back

Synonyms of long since

Questions about long since

What does long since mean?
Long since means long ago; in the (distant) past.
What part of speech is long since?
Long since is an adverb.

Words near long since in the dictionary

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  2. long service leave
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  4. long shots
  5. long sight
  6. long since
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  8. long sixes
  9. long snap
  10. long snapped
  11. long snapper

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