long in coming in English

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      "expansion": "long in coming (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
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        "Of an event or happening, that has been awaited for a considerable period, implying that its arrival is overdue or much anticipated."
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        [
          "considerable",
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        ],
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          "period",
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          "imply",
          "imply"
        ],
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          "arrival",
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        [
          "overdue",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) Of an event or happening, that has been awaited for a considerable period, implying that its arrival is overdue or much anticipated."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "a long time coming"
        },
        {
          "word": "in the works"
        },
        {
          "word": "slowly but surely"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "long in coming"
}

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{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "long in coming (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "a long time coming"
    },
    {
      "word": "in the works"
    },
    {
      "word": "slowly but surely"
    }
  ],
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        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
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      "glosses": [
        "Of an event or happening, that has been awaited for a considerable period, implying that its arrival is overdue or much anticipated."
      ],
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          "event",
          "event"
        ],
        [
          "happening",
          "happening"
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        [
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          "await"
        ],
        [
          "considerable",
          "considerable"
        ],
        [
          "period",
          "period"
        ],
        [
          "imply",
          "imply"
        ],
        [
          "arrival",
          "arrival"
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          "overdue",
          "overdue"
        ],
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          "anticipate",
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        "(idiomatic) Of an event or happening, that has been awaited for a considerable period, implying that its arrival is overdue or much anticipated."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "long in coming"
}

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"long in coming" meaning in English

Adverb