a (good) long while

noun

: a long time
I haven't seen her for a (good) long while.

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The band will play Stagecoach this year, but that will be it for a long while. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025 The Steinways may have been silent for a long while. — Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 Chiefs 34, Raiders 20 The next time the 49ers catch a break on the injury front will be the first time in a long while. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025 Life was exceedingly dull, monotonous, and uncertain for a long while, Curry wrote. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025 But for the first time in a long while, this offense is fun to watch again and seemingly more creative and worthy of anticipation over what’s to come. — Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025 Aggression is a guiding force in Duval for the first time in a long while. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 Carolina had a kicking competition for the first time in a long while this offseason after the team let Eddy Piñeiro test free agency, and the competition with NFL journeyman Matthew Wright was tight. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2025 That’s happened before, a long while back in the Prophecy dungeon, and in a better era of the game. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025

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“A (good) long while.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20%28good%29%20long%20while. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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