1. (

• long_run ,
• long_haul

) a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out; "in the long run we will win"; "in the long run we will all be dead"; "he performed well over the long haul" ;

1. (

• long-run ,
• long-term ,
• semipermanent

) relating to or extending over a relatively long time; "the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a long-term investment" ;