seem long
Frequency: 7.822.1 per million words
to give the impression of having a great length or duration
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Examples (10)
- The wait for the results can seem very long.
- During the lockdown, every day began to seem long and monotonous.
- Even a short journey can sometimes seem long if you're bored.
- His speech, though only fifteen minutes, managed to seem incredibly long.
- When you're deeply engrossed, an hour doesn't seem long at all.
- The winter months always seem exceptionally long in this region.
- She felt the drive would seem less long with some good music.
- The queue at the passport control began to seem unendurably long.
- For children, summer vacation can seem both long and short.
- Does this meeting seem too long to anyone else?