# long since

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/long-since
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Long ago; in the (distant) past.

## Examples

- They have long since left the building.
- I wanted to apologize, but my old friend had long since moved to another country.
- The traditions of the village had long since faded into obscurity, leaving only the crumbling stone ruins as a testament to a forgotten era.

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