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in the long run
Idioms and Phrases
Over a lengthy period of time, in the end. For example, He realized that in the long run, their argument wouldn't seem so awful . This expression, which originated as at the long run in the early 1600s, presumably alludes to a runner who continues on his course to the end. Economist John Maynard Keynes used it in a much-quoted quip about economic planning: 鈥淚n the long run we are all dead.鈥 The antonym, in the short run , meaning 鈥渙ver a short period of time,鈥 dates only from the 1800s. The novelist George Eliot used both in a letter (October 18, 1879): 鈥淢rs. Healy's marriage is surely what you expected in the long or short run.鈥Example Sentences
But putting off efforts to prepare the UK for the changing climate in an attempt to save cash would be "a huge mistake" and could increase economic damage in the long run, Baroness Brown said.
Despite economists' concerns about higher prices, Ben believes the businesses he delivers to will benefit in the long run.
Regardless, he sees the trade-off as worth it for Netflix in the long run - particularly looking ahead to WrestleMania's global debut tonight, which is expected to break streaming records.
Still only in his second season in Dutch football, signing Gaaei will very much be a project signing for Liverpool but one that could well pay off in the long run.
"It would have been far kinder in the long run for somebody to have just been brutally honest with me... that no help was coming and I just had to sort myself out," she said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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