- [uncountable] (in the context of passenger flights or transporting goods) a long distance
- I have never enjoyed flying long haul.
- Crews fly a mixed pattern of short and long haul.
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- [countable, usually singular] a difficult task that takes a long time and a lot of effort to complete
- She knows that becoming world champion is going to be a long haul.
Idioms
See long haul in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarybe in something for the long haul
- to be willing to continue doing a task until it is finished
- I promise I am in this for the long haul.
over the long haul
- (especially North American English) over a long period of time
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