Meanings
- InternethumorousUsed to indicate that a task or time spent waiting feels nearly endless.
IT'S BEEN 84 YEARS
2021 December 29, Bethy Squires, “Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver Have Finally Untied the Knot”, in Vulture, New York, N.Y.: Vox Media, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Dec 20215 more examples
The climate wars (it’s been 84 years) continue in Australia’s political discourse.
2020 February 24, Amy Remeikis, “Kristina Keneally calls for Bettina Arndt to be stripped of Australia Day honour – politics live”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2020Well, Pete, it’s been 84 years but Final Fantasy VII Remake is finally (almost) here and we’ve both gotten our hands on the new take of the classic RPG.
2020 March 2, Patrick Shanley, “‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’: Major Tweaks, Nostalgic Nods Abound in Hands-On Demo”, in The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, C.A.: Eldridge Industries, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2021John C asks… “Will you be recording a new Talk of the Devils soon? It’s been 84 years” Talk of the Devils will be returning this week after its summer hiatus with a few changes.
2023 October 18, Carl Anka, Laurie Whitwell, “Manchester United mailbag: Pogba, Jones and Martial return, Elanga’s future and young player loan options”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2025It feels like it's been 84 years since we've seen a decent Kindle deal on a model other than the Scribe.
2024 August 26, Louryn Strampe, “17 Best Early Labor Day Deals”, in Wired, San Francisco, Calif.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2024Another joked: “It’s been 84 years… Been waiting since the dinosaurs roamed. But honestly, a crumb is a crumb. I’ll take it. She still sounds like magic. Worth every second.”
2025 May 16, Ellie Muir, “Rihanna divides fans after releasing new music for the first time in three years”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 May 2025
Origin
From a line spoken by Rose (Gloria Stuart) in the film Titanic (1997, written in 1996).
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