long-time

long-time — adjective

1. describing a role, relationship, or connection that has continued for many years

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing a role, relationship, or connection that has continued for many years — for example, a long-time customer who has shopped at the same store since it opened.

例句

Constanza has been a long-time customer at the bakery on Elm Street.

long-time customer — person + place context

After thirty years in the classroom, Hao was honored as a long-time staff member.

long-time staff member — with duration context

同義詞
  • long-standing

    more formal; typically describes traditions, agreements, or institutions rather than people

  • established

    emphasises recognition or institutional acceptance; can apply to organisations as well as personal roles

  • veteran

    slightly informal or journalistic; often used for someone with years of hands-on experience in a job or activity

反義詞
  • new

    refers to someone who has just started in a role or relationship

  • recent

    focuses on the short time since the role or connection began

文法句型

long-time + noun (e.g. long-time friend, long-time customer)

用法筆記

Always used before a noun (attributive only). Unlike the noun phrase a long time, the hyphenated compound long-time cannot follow a verb — compare She is a long-time member with She has been a member for a long time.

常見錯誤

❌She is long-time a teacher.
✅She is a long-time teacher.
💡long-time must go directly before the noun it modifies.
❌They have been friends for long-time.
✅They have been long-time friends.' or 'They have been friends for a long time.
💡long-time is an adjective; a long time is a noun phrase.