- a relatively long period of time, especially a period of considerable effort or difficulty:We are in this for the long haul and will continue pressing for change wherever we find avenues worth the pursuit. In the long haul, he'll regret having been a college dropout. It'll be a long haul before anyone can prove that a particular chemical causes this disease.
- a relatively great distance or journey: It's a long haul from Maine to Texas.
- the drawing up on shore of a vessel for a relatively long period of time, as for winter storage or longer.
- noting or relating to travel or transport of freight or passengers over relatively great distances, especially by truck or airplane: Air India's first long-haul flight to London was launched on June 8, 1948.
- relating to or being a condition characterized by symptoms or health problems that linger or first appear after supposed recovery from an associated acute illness or active infection:long-haul COVID; long-haul syndrome.
- a journey over a long distance, esp one involving the transport of goods
- a lengthy job
