longtime

[ lawng-tahym, long- ]

/ ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm, ˈlɒŋ- /

existing, occurring, or continuing for a long period of time; longstanding: longtime friends celebrating 50 years of association.

Origin of longtime

First recorded in 1575–85; long¹ + time

Some longtime local acquaintances are struggling to square the man they know with the ugly associations.

No. 3 Republican Admits Talking to White Supremacist Conference |Tim Mak |December 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Tim Mathern, a longtime North Dakota state Senator came to the event thinking that it was “all about licking our wounds.”

The Left’s Answer to ALEC |Ben Jacobs |December 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Why has Michael Bloomberg replaced his longtime lieutenant with the editor-in-chief of The Economist?

Inside Bloomberg News’ Shock Shake-Up |Lloyd Grove |December 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The longtime pals—and co-stars of The Interview—stripped down and tried to survive on the Discovery Channel reality series.

James Franco and Seth Rogen Get ‘Naked and Afraid’… And It’s Hilarious |Marlow Stern |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, a longtime disability advocate, has made HCBS a priority, a Harkin aide told The Daily Beast.

Medicaid Will Give You Money for At-Home Care, but You Might Wait Years |Elizabeth Picciuto |December 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He is a shoemaker, an' he doesn't be gettin' any work this longtime.

Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine |Edwin Waugh
Reports, no doubt, from Mrs Everett, my aunt's longtime foe.

In the Onyx Lobby |Carolyn Wells
For a longtime Hoang studied the Lifeboat Station narrowly, while he made a great show of coiling a length of rope.

Moran of the Lady Letty |Frank Norris
Their hotel is of the most littles, but I rest here very volunteerly since longtime.

The Spenders |Harry Leon Wilson
I am a poor fellow, sir; that shall be a longtime getting rich, and would fain not die till I am so.

The Battle of Hexham; |George Colman

longtime

/ (ˈlɒŋˌtaɪm) /

of long standing