"long time" meaning in All languages combined

See long time on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

Audio: En-au-long time.ogg [Australia]
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 Disambiguation of 'used as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time': 91 9
  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 [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} long time
  1. (prostitution, Thailand, Indonesia) A meeting with a sex worker that usually lasts the entire night. Tags: Indonesia, Thailand Categories (topical): Prostitution Related terms: short time [sex, sexuality, lifestyle]
    Sense id: en-long_time-en-noun-pfsB8Qh9 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 9 0 91 Categories (other): Indonesian English, Thai English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 1 65 Topics: lifestyle, prostitution, sexuality
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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