SO LONG Definition & Meaning

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so long

interjection

Informal.

goodbye:
I said so long and left.

so long

sentence substitute

informal.
farewell; goodbye

adverb

slang.
for the time being; meanwhile

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Origin of so long¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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Idioms and Phrases

Good-bye, as in So long, we'll see you next week . The allusion here is puzzling; long presumably means “a long time” and perhaps the sense is “until we meet again after a long time,” but the usage has no such implication. [ Colloquial ; first half of 1800s]

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Critics of California’s rules contend they are part of the reason the state takes so long to count ballots and report results.

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This unique arrangement means that Musk could theoretically assign any value he wants to X and xAI, so long as none of the investors revolted.

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You and your wife have been her advocates for so long.

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"I'm just a bit gobsmacked that it took them so long to sort out," he said.

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The prince told them: "I think things are pretty demoralising having waited so long and keep getting rejected, that's going to get you down."

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