83.7. gy. C1 (példák)

lengthy adjective /ˈleŋk.θi/ hosszadalmas (vita, folyamat, beszámoló, stb.)

a lengthy discussion/process

Many airline passengers face lengthy delays because of the strike.

long-time adjective /ˈlɒŋ.taɪm/ [always before noun] régi (régóta tartóan vmi) (barát, támogató, stb.)

A long-time friend of the chairman said she had expected the resignation.

never-ending adjective /ˌnev.ərˈend.ɪŋ/ soha véget nem érő

The housework in this place is just never-ending.

prolonged adjective /prəʊˈlɒŋd/ hosszan tartó, hosszú (csend, betegség, stb.)

a prolonged illness

Avoid prolonged exposure to the sun.

time-consuming adjective /ˈtaɪm.kənˌsjuː.mɪŋ/ időigényes

The legal process was time-consuming and expensive.

Phrases and idioms:

all hours bármikor/bármeddig, akármikor/akármeddig, sokáig

Our neighbours are up till all hours every night, playing loud music.

around/round the clock éjjel-nappal

Rescue teams are working round the clock to search for survivors of the earthquake.

for life egész életében, élethossziglan, életfogytiglan

I will have to take this medicine for life.

for long sokáig, hosszasan

Have you been waiting for long?

in no time tüstént, rögtön, pillanatok alatt

We'll be home in no time.