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long time

long time interjection: used as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time.

Interjection

  1. (idiomatic) Used as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time.
    • "Hey, Lewis; long time, man." / "Jack." / They shook hands.2008, Sadie Jones, The Outcast, page 262
    • long time no see!
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see long, time.
    • "You’ve been a long time!" "Admittedly, I did stay (for) a long time, but she stayed even longer".

Noun

long time

  1. (Indonesia, Thailand) A meeting with a sex worker that usually lasts the entire night.
    • Long Time in Thailand or LT is the term used to define how long the lady is willing to spend time with you. This usually means it will be all night and into the next morning, and you can date her or just hang out with her.2019 August 26, “What is Long Time in Thailand – Bar Fine Guides”, in Thailand Amigo

long time meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada

long time in Hindi

a long time; ages
बरस baras

long time in Tamil

நீடு, நெடிது, அதிகாலம், சேண், நெடுங்காலம், நீள்

long time in Telugu

a long time
దీర్ఘకాలము dīrghakālamu

long time in Kannada

ನಿಡುಪೊಳ್ತು
More languagesFewer languages
long time in Punjabi
ਮੁੱਦਤ muddat, ਚਿਰ cir

Origin of long time

A shortening of It's been a long time (since […] ).

Words formed from long time

Questions about long time

What does long time mean?
Long time means used as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time.
What is long time in Hindi?
Long time in Hindi is बरस (baras). See Long time meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is long time?
Long time can be an interjection or a noun.

Words near long time in the dictionary

  1. long termly
  2. long thousand
  3. long thousands
  4. long throw
  5. long throws
  6. long time
  7. long time no hear
  8. long time no see
  9. long title
  10. long titles
  11. long toe

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: long time (page history and authors); बरस (Hindi) (page history and authors); long time (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); దీర్ఘకాలము (Telugu) (page history and authors); long time (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਚਿਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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