a long time coming
idiom
: arriving or happening after a lot of time has passed
His promotion was a long time coming.
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The pair, who tied the knot in April 2022, tells PEOPLE that the happy news had been a long time coming.
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
But even before crews broke ground, the project has been a long time coming.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Hopefully, the Recording Academy voters can all agree, however, that the best of the bunch this year is both a long time coming and totally fresh: Kim Gordon’s The Collective.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2025
McBride’s punch on Huff, just his sixth dunk of the season, was a long time coming, according to his teammates.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
But even before crews broke ground, the project has been a long time coming.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Hopefully, the Recording Academy voters can all agree, however, that the best of the bunch this year is both a long time coming and totally fresh: Kim Gordon’s The Collective.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2025
McBride’s punch on Huff, just his sixth dunk of the season, was a long time coming, according to his teammates.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025
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“A long time coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20long%20time%20coming. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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