Definition of long:

part of speech: verb

To desire or wish for earnestly; to wish for eagerly.

part of speech: adverb

To a great length or extent; not for a short time; throughout, as all his life long.

part of speech: adjective

Not short; drawn out in length or time; continued, as in time or sound; extending far in space or prospect.

Usage examples:

• How long are you going to stay? Mary E. Waller in "Flamsted quarries".

• The long day came to an end at last. Marie Belloc Lowndes in "Jane Oglander".

• " You are the first for a long long time," she went on. Charles Weathers Bump in "The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories".

• It won't take long to go there and back. Pauline Lester in "Marjorie Dean High School Freshman".