yearslong

Adjective

Meaning

yearslong (not comparable)

Lasting several or many years.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

perennial multiyear

Examples

Foreign election interference has been a public concern since 2016, and was the subject of a yearslong, five-volume report from the Senate Intelligence Committee. Source: Internet

Rail jobs fell and stagnated, extending a yearslong decline amid fewer shipments of coal and industrial commodities. Source: Internet

After a yearslong siege, food, water and drugs are in desperately short supply in Eastern Ghouta and injured civilians have little recourse to help. Source: Internet

A yearslong court fight ensued, ultimately leading the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Prop 8 on a technicality in 2013. Source: Internet

The project is not nearly as advanced as the nearby proposed PolyMet mine, which has completed a yearslong environmental review process and would become the state’s first copper-nickel mine if it gets final approval of its permits. Source: Internet

District officials say the proposal addresses concerns voiced by the public in a yearslong effort that included hearings and surveys. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

years to come years young Yearsley yearsman yearsworth yearth