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Longtime vs Longstanding - What's the difference?

longtime | longstanding |

As adjectives the difference between longtime and longstanding

is that longtime is having endured for a long period of time while longstanding is having persisted for an extended period of time.

longtime

English

Alternative forms

* long-time

Adjective

(head)
  • Having endured for a long period of time.
    • My longtime friend, since birth actually, called and gently broke the bad news to me.

    Synonyms

    * long-standing * long-term

    Antonyms

    * new * short-term

    Derived terms

    * long-timer

    longstanding

    English

    Alternative forms

    * long-standing

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having persisted for an extended period of time.
  • :After many years the longstanding disagreement broke into open legal action.