long time
interjection, noun
long time is spelled L-O-N-G-T-I-M-E: 8 letters. People search “long-time vs longtime” about 20 times a month (Google, United States). As an interjection, long time means “Used as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in long time?
| Letters | 8: L-O-N-G-T-I-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce long time?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-long_time.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with long time
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: longtime (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What does long time mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Used as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time.
long time no see!
- 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see long, time.
"You’ve been a long time!" "Admittedly, I did stay (for) a long time, but she stayed even longer".
noun
- 1
A meeting with a sex worker that usually lasts the entire night.
adjective
- 1
Alternative spelling of longtime.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Long time in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense used as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long t:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | há quanto tempo |
| Spanish | cuánto tiempo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does long time come from?
A shortening of It's been a long time (since […] ).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).