went long

Verb

go long (third-person singular simple present goes long, present participle going long, simple past went long, past participle gone long)

1. (intransitive) To buy a financial product, such as a share, so as to profit from a rise in its value; compare go short.
   • I would recommend going long on tech stocks this year.
2. To run far from the person throwing a ball in order to receive a long pass; (especially American football, Canadian football) to run down the field away from the quarterback to receive a long or Hail Mary pass.
   • He yelled to Steve "Go long!" just as the ball was snapped.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, long.