Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
a journey over a long distance;
- Example: "it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles"2.
a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out;
- Example: "in the long run we will win"- Example: "in the long run we will all be dead"- Example: "he performed well over the long haul"[syn: long run, long haul]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
long haul
n 1: a journey over a long distance; "it's a long haul from New
York to Los Angeles"
2: a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves
out; "in the long run we will win"; "in the long run we will
all be dead"; "he performed well over the long haul" [syn:
long run, long haul]