"long time" meaning in All languages combined

See long time on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

Audio: En-au-long time.ogg
Etymology: A shortening of It's been a long time (since […] ). Head templates: {{en-interj}} long time
  1. (idiomatic) Used as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time. Tags: idiomatic Translations (used as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time): canto tempo (Galician), há quanto tempo (Portuguese), cuáto tiempo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-long_time-en-intj-eJMMWSJc Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'used as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time': 92 8
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see long, time.
    Sense id: en-long_time-en-intj-vKg8tyID
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a long time in coming, a week is a long time in politics, long time no hear, long time no see, you're a long time dead
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-long time.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} long time
  1. (Thailand, Indonesia, prostitution) A meeting with a sex worker that usually lasts the entire night. Tags: Indonesia, Thailand Categories (topical): Prostitution, Sex Related terms: short time [sex, sexuality, lifestyle]
    Sense id: en-long_time-en-noun-pfsB8Qh9 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 13 0 87 Disambiguation of Sex: 6 0 94 Categories (other): Indonesian English, Thai English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 1 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 2 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 1 58 Topics: lifestyle, prostitution, sexuality
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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