long-term

See also: longterm and long term

English

long-term (comparative longer-term, superlative longest-term)

Becoming evident after a relatively long time period.
- 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist, United States: Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996, OCLC 645082957:
  Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident.
Extending over a relatively long time period.
- 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist, United States: Sigma Xi, ISSN 0003-0996, OCLC 645082957:
  Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.

becoming evident after a relatively long time period

extending over a relatively long time period

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