for the longest time

adverb

For a very long time.

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Meanings

adverbfor the longest time (superlative form only)

superlative form only

  1. For a very long time.

    There's a habit I developed at the Monkey Inn that I had for the longest time: singing side to side, away from the audience.

    2015, John Fogerty, Fortunate Son, New York: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 141
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APA

for the longest time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20the%20longest%20time

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for the longest time,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20the%20longest%20time.

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