# no longer

idiom · CEFR B1

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/no-longer
Updated: 2026-04-22

## Meaning

you use this to say that something was true in the past but is not true now.

## Examples

- I no longer live in that city.
- The old factory closed down, so the workers no longer have jobs there.
- Although he once held great influence over the council, he no longer possesses the authority to change their final decision.

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