long time

A lengthy amount of time. We've been waiting here for a long time. When will we be seated? Oh, I've known Holly for a long time—since grade school, in fact!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bishop	BISH-əp	English
Vova	-	Russian
Ibrahim	-	Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Natia	-	Georgian
Karolyn	KER-ə-lin, KAR-ə-lin	English
Nikusha	-	Georgian