as long as

conjunction

Synonyms of as long asnext
1
: provided that
can do as they like as long as they have a B average
2
: inasmuch as, since
as long as you're going, I'll go too

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as long as I've got my boots on, I might as well go out and get the firewood
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The spiders build their conical traps around dusk by attaching silk tension lines to a leaf, a task that can take as long as four hours. — ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026 July is set to arrive with a massive heat wave which could stretch as long as six days in some towns across Massachusetts. — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Mamdani has agreed to overtime shifts as long as 12 hours for the NYPD. — Bryan West, USA Today, 30 June 2026 The same goes for powder versus pills, as long as the product delivers the same dose of creatine monohydrate. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for as long as

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of as long as was in 1877

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