A period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out. Synonym:long run."In the long run we will all be dead" , "He performed well over the long haul"
... cleared it and farmed it ever since, until he died, when she had carried it on. It actually didn't pay for the toil, but what were they to do? There was the wine trust, and wine was down. That Riesling? She delivered it to the railroad down in the valley for twenty-two cents a gallon. And it was a long haul. It took a day for the round trip. Her daughter was gone now with ... — Burning Daylight • Jack London
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