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- Dictionaryoverlong/ˌəʊvəˈlɒŋ/
adjective
- 1. too long: "an overlong sermon"
adverb
- 1. for too long: "the pass was delayed overlong"
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adjective. uk / ˌəʊ.vəˈlɒŋ / us / ˌoʊ.vɚˈlɑːŋ / Add to word list Add to word list. too long: The last song on the album is brilliantly performed but overlong. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Lasting for a long time. all-night. ancient. be going strong idiom. changeless. dateless. immemorially. incorruptibility. incorruptible.
: for an excessively long time. The meeting ran overlong. … aircraft were kept waiting overlong on boiling hot runways. Ted Conover. If a person talks on overlong, people around the circle began to discreetly cough. Thom Hartmann. Examples of overlong in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Adjective.
Definition of 'overlong' Word Frequency. overlong in British English. (ˌəʊvəˈlɒŋ ) adjective, adverb. too or excessively long. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. overlong in American English. (ˈoʊvərˌlɔŋ ; ˌ oʊvərˈlɔŋ ) adjective, adverb. too long. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
adjective. us / ˌoʊ.vɚˈlɑːŋ / uk / ˌəʊ.vəˈlɒŋ / Add to word list. too long: The last song on the album is brilliantly performed but overlong. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Lasting for a long time. all-night. ancient. be going strong idiom. changeless. dateless. incorruptibility. incorruptible. incorruptibly. languish. lasting.
Overlong definition: too or excessively long. See examples of OVERLONG used in a sentence.
Definition of overlong adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define overlong. overlong synonyms, overlong pronunciation, overlong translation, English dictionary definition of overlong. adj. Excessively long: an overlong play. adv. For too long: talked overlong.
overlong meaning, definition, what is overlong: continuing for too long: Learn more.
Dictionary Meanings. Overlong Definition. ōvər-lông, -lŏng. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Adverb. Filter. adjective. Excessively long. An overlong play. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: protracted. drawn-out. prolonged. long-drawn-out. lengthy. long. dragging. adverb. For too long.
Synonyms for OVERLONG: prolonged, longish, protracted, interminable, persistent, lengthy, endless, long; Antonyms of OVERLONG: short, brief, little, mini, short-term, abrupt, sudden, abbreviated.
