long-standing

== English == === Alternative forms === longstanding === Adjective === long-standing (comparative longer-standing or more long-standing, superlative longest-standing or most long-standing) Having existed for a long time; of long standing (duration). Hypernyms: lifelong, permanent < perpetual, endless, unending Near-synonym: long-lasting (often synonymous) Having been done for long enough time to become convention. Near-synonym: established ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “long-standing”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.