Meanings
plural long hauls · alternative long-haul
- countablefigurativelyuncountableA long time; the long term; an extended period; a long-running endeavour.
Near-synonym: long game
2 more examples
I thought it would be a short project, but now it looks like I'm in it for the long haul.
The national rail dispute is set to grind on after ASLEF members voted to renew their mandate for strikes for a further six months […]. RMT members renewed their strike mandate for six more months in May […]. "Once again, our members have decided that we are in this for the long haul," said ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan after the ballot result.
2023 June 28, Mel Holley, “Network News: "In this for the long haul": mandate for further strikes”, in RAIL, number 986, page 16Synonyms: long game
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA long distance.
nounA long time; the long term; an extended period; a long-running endeavour.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Spanish largo trecho, largo recorrido
- largo trechoa long distance
- largo recorridoa long distance
- largo plazoa long time
Cite this entry
long haul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20haul
“long haul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20haul. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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