long on
idiom
: having or providing a large amount of (something)
He was long on criticism but short on useful advice.
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Winds will be gusty all day long on Saturday.
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Ron Smiley, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
There were jeers when Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario took too long on the ball, groans whenever anyone turned backwards, and boos when Antoine Semenyo put City 2-0 up.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
But when Djokovic sent a forehand long on the next point, Alcaraz took it as a reprieve.
—John Pye, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
Instead, it’s funneled into systems that are long on slogans and short on accountability.
—Jennifer Nassour, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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Ron Smiley, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
There were jeers when Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario took too long on the ball, groans whenever anyone turned backwards, and boos when Antoine Semenyo put City 2-0 up.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
But when Djokovic sent a forehand long on the next point, Alcaraz took it as a reprieve.
—John Pye, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
Instead, it’s funneled into systems that are long on slogans and short on accountability.
—Jennifer Nassour, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Long on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20on. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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