go long
Verb
Meaning
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, long.
(finance, intransitive) To buy a financial product, such as a share, so as to profit from a rise in its value; compare go short.
I would recommend going long on tech stocks this year.
(sports) To run far from the person throwing a ball in order to receive a long pass; (especially American football, Canadian football) to run down the field away from the quarterback to receive a long or Hail Mary pass.
He yelled to Steve "Go long!" just as the ball was snapped.
Synonyms
Examples
God has never, in the history of mankind, allowed his name to go long offended.
If you go long enough without a bath, even the fleas will leave you alone.
The two-piece ball I switched to spun too much. One shot would go the distance I thought it should, then the next one would fall short, and then the next one would go long.
I don't go long without eating. I never starve myself: I grab a healthy snack.
He who waits for dead men's shoes, may have to go long barefoot.
He that waits for dead men's shoes may go long enough barefoot.