# long time no hear

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/long-time-no-hear
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

I haven't heard from you for a long time.

## Examples

- Long time no hear, how are you doing?
- I saw your name in my inbox and thought, long time no hear, so I decided to reach out.
- After years of silence, she sent a brief message saying, long time no hear, hoping to reconnect with her old friend.

## Origin

Modelled on earlier long time no see.

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