The sentence got longer after it was re-written.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

You spent too much time in [on] preliminaries.

You should have got to the point sooner.

It lasted a very long time.

This sentence is too long.

This sentence is too long.

the paper was rejected on account of its length

I was told that my writing is too long.

a dreadfully long speech

of long [short, some] continuance

His speech was boring [dull], besides being a little too long.

I stayed even longer than them.

We have a long way to go.

We have a long ways to go.

of long standing

The writing style is much less complicated in this article.

I wanted to be with you more.

The long‐pending issue has at last been settled.

They stood talking for a long time.

The manuscript was interlined with his corrections.

last longer than others

There was a neat line ruled under the sentence.

I've been waiting for that for a long time.

The sentence sprawls.

I made you take a long time.

She stayed longer than necessary.

I'd been waiting for that for a long time.

Did you talk for a long time?

I corrected that writing a little.

The translation was nicely true to the original.

Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient