for the long haul

Adverb

Meaning

for the long haul (not comparable)

For a long time; for an extended period or duration; all the way
I'm not in it for a season; I'm in it for the long haul.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Antonyms

temporarily for the time being

Examples

in it with me for the long haul. Tom Peters

As soon as I finished the first book, I wrote a second, which I hope to sell this year, and I have just about finished the third book in the series. Two more are already outlined. I'm in this for the long haul. Richard Helms

Action films are definitely a lot of training and I do a lot of my own stunts, so I definitely am in there for the long haul for the training process. Milla Jovovich

What campaigns are for is weeding out the people who, for one way or another, weren't making it for the long haul. Calvin Trillin

You can keep the body as well-oiled and receptive as possible, but whether you're actually going to be able to go for the long haul is really not your own choice. Leonard Cohen

Surveys show that many talented and committed young people are reluctant to enter teaching for the long haul because they think the profession is low-paying and not prestigious enough. Arne Duncan

Close letter words and terms

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