long runn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈlɒŋ ˌrʌn/, U.S.

/ˈlɔŋ ˈˌrən/,

/ˈlɑŋ ˈˌrən/

Forms: see long adj.¹ and n.¹ and run n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, run n.²

Etymology: < long adj.¹ + run n.²With sense A. 1 compare Middle French, French à la longue , in same sense (1507 or earlier in Middle French). With senses A. 2, B. 1 compare earlier long-running adj.²

A. n.

1. in (also †on, †upon) the long run (formerly and in earliest use also †at (the) long run): in the end, over a long period of time, as the ultimate outcome; at last, at the end. Cf. at (the) long running at long adj.¹ and n.¹ Phrases 3c(b).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [adverb] > in the end or at last

umbe longeOE

at (the) long runninga1450

at longc1450

at length1525

at the length1525

at (the) long run1607

in the long run1768

in (also on, upon) the long run1814

the world > existence and causation > occurrence > future events > [adverb] > in the long run

at (the) long runninga1450

at (the) long run1607

at the lengh1612

in the run1654

in the long run1768

in (also on, upon) the long run1814

1607 T. Rogers Faith, Doctr., & Relig. Pref. sig. ¶¶2 Neither hath our Church lost, by imposing, nor the aduersaries gained at the long runne, by refusing Subscription.

1656 O. Cromwell Speech 17 Sept. They [sc. the discontented] must end at the interest of the Cavalier at the long run.

1669 R. Montagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 459 At long run he will make his fortune.

1722 A. Ramsay Tale Three Bonnets iii. 20 At Langrun Bawsy kare'd his Een.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. ii. xxviii. 205 Prudence and steddiness will always succeed in the long run better than folly and inconsiderateness.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 210 Humphrey is certainly the north-star to which the needle of her affection would have pointed at the long run.

1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads I. 295 At langrin, wi' waxin and fleechin',..She knit up her thrum to his wab.

1814 Manœuvring ii. i, in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre II. 89 That is but a bad way on the long run.

1818 H. T. Colebrooke On Import Colonial Corn 101 Upon the long run, a mean value is received for the average of crops.

1824 J. Bentham Bk. of Fallacies in Wks. (1843) II. 426 To labour at the long-run under an imputation that is not just.

1842 J. W. Carlyle Let. 11 Aug. in Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 156 Compromises never are found to answer, I think, in the long run.

1898 L. Stephen Stud. of Biographer I. v. 178 To speak freely and openly is no doubt the best rule in the long-run.

1907 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 4 History in the long run is made by the average man.

1966 P. O'Donnell Sabre-tooth xviii. 244 I fancy we'll tangle in the long run, Willie. But not for a while.

2011 Guardian 17 Oct. 28/5 Past a certain level of national income, getting richer does not make a people happier in the long run.

2. A continuous sequence of theatrical performances extending over a long period of time; a long continuous period of being put on stage. Later: a long continuous period of presenting any entertainment. Cf. run n.² 41a.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [noun] > long-running > (long or short) run

run1700

long run1715

short run1922

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [noun] > long-running

long run1883

1715 J. Addison Spectator No. 592. ¶2 Several of them lay it down as a Maxim, That what-ever Dramatick Performance has a long Run, must of Necessity be good for nothing.

1785 Morning Post 11 Nov. The Choleric Fathers will have a long run at the Theatre.

1855 Harper's Mag. July 269/1 There is always an opera in every great city, and in no ‘long run’ was the opera ever known to pay.

1883 D. Cook On Stage I. ix. 203 These are the days of ‘long runs’, when but one or two plays can be produced in a season.

1896 M. Anderson Few Mem. (ed. 2) vi. 89 Each week brought..a round of new plays to these companies (long runs were almost unheard-of then).

1915 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 14 Feb. 22/1 ‘The Christian’ [i.e. a film] had a long run in various localities.

1967 Oxf. Compan. Theatre (ed. 3) 195/2 Alfred Butt presented Laurette Taylor in Peg o' My Heart. This had a long run and was then transferred to the Globe.

2001 A. Taylor Death's Own Door (2002) xviii. 120 It was like watching an actor in a play near the end of a long run.

B. adj. Usually with hyphen.

1. Of or relating to a play (or later any entertainment) which is presented for a long continuous period of time; designating such a play or entertainment. Cf. long-running adj.²

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [adjective] > long-running

long-running1651

long run1867

1867 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 July 3/1 The ‘long run’ system in its present form of development is a thing of quite modern character.

1884 Sunday Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 23 Mar. 10/1 We are having a series of ‘long-run’ plays this season, as usual.

1901 M. Beerbohm Around Theatres (1924) I. 320 The long-run system is often deplored on the ground that the mimes ‘walk through’ their parts.

1940 Pennsylvania: Guide to Keystone State (Federal Writers' Project) i. 148 Freed..from dependence on long-run productions.

1967 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 31 Oct. 10/3 The end of his long-run TV series.

2007 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 9 June c6 True, there were long-run musical revues, but there were also straight plays.

2. Designating the transport of goods, passengers, etc., over a long distance; relating to or involved in such transport. Cf. long haul adj.

ΚΠ

1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas 146 It paid..when we came..and collared the long-run trade.

1905 Electr. Age Apr. 288/1 Rapid acceleration..becomes of little or no importance or pecuniary value..for long run traffic.

1960 Official Rep. Legislative Council Deb. (Colony & Protectorate Kenya) 85 3 May 148 On the more important and long run routes the Africans are finding it extremely difficult when they apply for transport licences.

2015 Commerc. Motor 23 June 38/2 On the long-run vehicles that are doing lots of miles they've not missed a beat.

3. Taken or considered in the long run; = long-term adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring

longeOE

longsomeeOE

long of lifeOE

lastinga1225

cleaving1340

continualc1340

dwellingc1380

long-livinga1382

everlastingc1384

long-duringa1387

long-lasting?a1400

long-liveda1400

broadc1400

permanable?c1422

perseverant?a1425

permanentc1425

perdurable?a1439

continuedc1440

abiding1448

unremoved1455

eternalc1460

long-continued1464

continuing1526

long-enduring1527

enduring1532

immortal1538

diuturn?1541

veterated1547

resiant?1567

stayinga1568

well-wearinga1568

substantive1575

pertinacious1578

extant1581

ceaseless1590

marble1596

of length1597

longeval1598

diuturnal1599

nine-lived1600

chronic1601

unexhausted1602

chronical1604

endurable1607

continuant1610

indeflourishing1610

aged1611

indurant1611

continuatea1616

perennious1628

seculara1631

undiscontinueda1631

continuated1632

untransitory1632

long-spun1633

momently1641

stative1643

outliving1645

constant1653

long-descended1660

voluminousa1661

perduring1664

perdurant1671

livelong1673

perennial1676

longeve1678

consequential1681

unquenched1703

lifelong1746

momentary1755

inveterate1780

stabile1797

persistent1826

unpassing1831

all-time1846

year-long1846

teak-built1847

lengthful1855

long-term1867

long haul1873

sticky1879

week-to-week1879

perenduring1883

long-range1885

longish1889

long-time1902

long run1904

long-life1915

1904 W. James in Mind 13 471 Abstract truth, truth verified by the long run, and abstract satisfactoriness, long-run satisfactoriness, coincide.

1931 A. L. Rowse Politics & Younger Generation 7 I have had in mind the necessity of a long-run view of politics.

1975 Times 6 Jan. 12/6 We need..restraint from business and labour in which their longrun interests are elevated over..shortrun interests.

1991 M. Ridge & S. Smith Local Taxation 46 An economic analysis of property taxation must distinguish between short-run and long-run effects.

2011 Wall St. Jrnl. 27 Aug. a1/6 It will take a broader effort to get the economy on a better long-run growth path.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	long run
释义	long runn.adj. Brit. /ˈlɒŋ ˌrʌn/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋ ˈˌrən/, /ˈlɑŋ ˈˌrən/ Forms: see long adj.¹ and n.¹ and run n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, run n.² Etymology: < long adj.¹ + run n.²With sense A. 1 compare Middle French, French à la longue , in same sense (1507 or earlier in Middle French). With senses A. 2, B. 1 compare earlier long-running adj.² A. n. 1. in (also †on, †upon) the long run (formerly and in earliest use also †at (the) long run): in the end, over a long period of time, as the ultimate outcome; at last, at the end. Cf. at (the) long running at long adj.¹ and n.¹ Phrases 3c(b). ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adverb] > in the end or at last umbe longeOE at (the) long runninga1450 at longc1450 at length1525 at the length1525 at (the) long run1607 in the long run1768 in (also on, upon) the long run1814 the world > existence and causation > occurrence > future events > [adverb] > in the long run at (the) long runninga1450 at (the) long run1607 at the lengh1612 in the run1654 in the long run1768 in (also on, upon) the long run1814 1607 T. Rogers Faith, Doctr., & Relig. Pref. sig. ¶¶2 Neither hath our Church lost, by imposing, nor the aduersaries gained at the long runne, by refusing Subscription. 1656 O. Cromwell Speech 17 Sept. They [sc. the discontented] must end at the interest of the Cavalier at the long run. 1669 R. Montagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 459 At long run he will make his fortune. 1722 A. Ramsay Tale Three Bonnets iii. 20 At Langrun Bawsy kare'd his Een. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. ii. xxviii. 205 Prudence and steddiness will always succeed in the long run better than folly and inconsiderateness. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 210 Humphrey is certainly the north-star to which the needle of her affection would have pointed at the long run. 1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads I. 295 At langrin, wi' waxin and fleechin',..She knit up her thrum to his wab. 1814 Manœuvring ii. i, in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre II. 89 That is but a bad way on the long run. 1818 H. T. Colebrooke On Import Colonial Corn 101 Upon the long run, a mean value is received for the average of crops. 1824 J. Bentham Bk. of Fallacies in Wks. (1843) II. 426 To labour at the long-run under an imputation that is not just. 1842 J. W. Carlyle Let. 11 Aug. in Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 156 Compromises never are found to answer, I think, in the long run. 1898 L. Stephen Stud. of Biographer I. v. 178 To speak freely and openly is no doubt the best rule in the long-run. 1907 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 4 History in the long run is made by the average man. 1966 P. O'Donnell Sabre-tooth xviii. 244 I fancy we'll tangle in the long run, Willie. But not for a while. 2011 Guardian 17 Oct. 28/5 Past a certain level of national income, getting richer does not make a people happier in the long run. 2. A continuous sequence of theatrical performances extending over a long period of time; a long continuous period of being put on stage. Later: a long continuous period of presenting any entertainment. Cf. run n.² 41a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [noun] > long-running > (long or short) run run1700 long run1715 short run1922 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [noun] > long-running long run1883 1715 J. Addison Spectator No. 592. ¶2 Several of them lay it down as a Maxim, That what-ever Dramatick Performance has a long Run, must of Necessity be good for nothing. 1785 Morning Post 11 Nov. The Choleric Fathers will have a long run at the Theatre. 1855 Harper's Mag. July 269/1 There is always an opera in every great city, and in no ‘long run’ was the opera ever known to pay. 1883 D. Cook On Stage I. ix. 203 These are the days of ‘long runs’, when but one or two plays can be produced in a season. 1896 M. Anderson Few Mem. (ed. 2) vi. 89 Each week brought..a round of new plays to these companies (long runs were almost unheard-of then). 1915 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 14 Feb. 22/1 ‘The Christian’ [i.e. a film] had a long run in various localities. 1967 Oxf. Compan. Theatre (ed. 3) 195/2 Alfred Butt presented Laurette Taylor in Peg o' My Heart. This had a long run and was then transferred to the Globe. 2001 A. Taylor Death's Own Door (2002) xviii. 120 It was like watching an actor in a play near the end of a long run. B. adj. Usually with hyphen. 1. Of or relating to a play (or later any entertainment) which is presented for a long continuous period of time; designating such a play or entertainment. Cf. long-running adj.² ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [adjective] > long-running long-running1651 long run1867 1867 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 July 3/1 The ‘long run’ system in its present form of development is a thing of quite modern character. 1884 Sunday Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 23 Mar. 10/1 We are having a series of ‘long-run’ plays this season, as usual. 1901 M. Beerbohm Around Theatres (1924) I. 320 The long-run system is often deplored on the ground that the mimes ‘walk through’ their parts. 1940 Pennsylvania: Guide to Keystone State (Federal Writers' Project) i. 148 Freed..from dependence on long-run productions. 1967 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 31 Oct. 10/3 The end of his long-run TV series. 2007 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 9 June c6 True, there were long-run musical revues, but there were also straight plays. 2. Designating the transport of goods, passengers, etc., over a long distance; relating to or involved in such transport. Cf. long haul adj. ΚΠ 1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas 146 It paid..when we came..and collared the long-run trade. 1905 Electr. Age Apr. 288/1 Rapid acceleration..becomes of little or no importance or pecuniary value..for long run traffic. 1960 Official Rep. Legislative Council Deb. (Colony & Protectorate Kenya) 85 3 May 148 On the more important and long run routes the Africans are finding it extremely difficult when they apply for transport licences. 2015 Commerc. Motor 23 June 38/2 On the long-run vehicles that are doing lots of miles they've not missed a beat. 3. Taken or considered in the long run; = long-term adj. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring longeOE longsomeeOE long of lifeOE lastinga1225 cleaving1340 continualc1340 dwellingc1380 long-livinga1382 everlastingc1384 long-duringa1387 long-lasting?a1400 long-liveda1400 broadc1400 permanable?c1422 perseverant?a1425 permanentc1425 perdurable?a1439 continuedc1440 abiding1448 unremoved1455 eternalc1460 long-continued1464 continuing1526 long-enduring1527 enduring1532 immortal1538 diuturn?1541 veterated1547 resiant?1567 stayinga1568 well-wearinga1568 substantive1575 pertinacious1578 extant1581 ceaseless1590 marble1596 of length1597 longeval1598 diuturnal1599 nine-lived1600 chronic1601 unexhausted1602 chronical1604 endurable1607 continuant1610 indeflourishing1610 aged1611 indurant1611 continuatea1616 perennious1628 seculara1631 undiscontinueda1631 continuated1632 untransitory1632 long-spun1633 momently1641 stative1643 outliving1645 constant1653 long-descended1660 voluminousa1661 perduring1664 perdurant1671 livelong1673 perennial1676 longeve1678 consequential1681 unquenched1703 lifelong1746 momentary1755 inveterate1780 stabile1797 persistent1826 unpassing1831 all-time1846 year-long1846 teak-built1847 lengthful1855 long-term1867 long haul1873 sticky1879 week-to-week1879 perenduring1883 long-range1885 longish1889 long-time1902 long run1904 long-life1915 1904 W. James in Mind 13 471 Abstract truth, truth verified by the long run, and abstract satisfactoriness, long-run satisfactoriness, coincide. 1931 A. L. Rowse Politics & Younger Generation 7 I have had in mind the necessity of a long-run view of politics. 1975 Times 6 Jan. 12/6 We need..restraint from business and labour in which their longrun interests are elevated over..shortrun interests. 1991 M. Ridge & S. Smith Local Taxation 46 An economic analysis of property taxation must distinguish between short-run and long-run effects. 2011 Wall St. Jrnl. 27 Aug. a1/6 It will take a broader effort to get the economy on a better long-run growth path. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1607
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