: at a point of time considerably ahead of or following a specified second or event was energized long prior to the big working day c : consisting of a higher amount or volume than regular : substantial … was married, and experienced a long spouse and children.— adv → lang(e); to get long in or about doing anything → lange zu etw brau

c : owning higher height than common : tall d : getting a larger length than breadth : elongated e : getting a larger length than desirable or needed the column is a single line much too long all over a specified period of time (usually used to emphasize a preceding noun):It has been muggy all summer time long. It will not be long ahead of th