idiom · neutral
in the long run
UK/ɪn ðə lɒŋ rʌn/US/ɪn ðə lɔːŋ rʌn/in·the·LONG·run
speakingtask2
What will happen after a long period of time.
Examples
“In the long run, better education policy will pay off.”
“A small investment now can save a lot of money in the long run.”
“It seems expensive, but in the long run it's more economical.”
Band 8 sentence
“In the long run, investing in early childhood education tends to yield substantial economic and social benefits.”
Collocations
- beneficial in the long run
- pay off in the long run
Word family
long run nounin the short run phrase
Common mistakes
in long run→in the long run
in the end→in the long run
Say it for a higher band
5eventually→6in the end→7+in the long run
Synonyms
in the end
Easily confused
in the short term
“In the short term, the policy will reduce unemployment.”
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