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not long for

not long for adjective: not destined or planning to remain.

Adjective

not long for (not comparable)

  1. (Of a place, position etc) Not destined or planning to remain
    • She's not long for this place, she's too ambitious
    • I'm not long for this job, I've upset the boss too many times

Words formed from not long for

Questions about not long for

What does not long for mean?
Not long for means not destined or planning to remain.
What part of speech is not long for?
Not long for is an adjective.

Words near not long for in the dictionary

  1. not least
  2. not leave a stone unturned
  3. not leave one's thoughts
  4. not likely
  5. not long
  6. not long for
  7. not long for the world
  8. not long for this world
  9. not look a day over
  10. not make any bones about
  11. not much

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