Synonyms and antonyms of To continue for a long time in American Thesaurus

endure (verb)

to last for a long time

run on ()

to continue for longer than expected or planned

linger (verb)

to last or continue for a long time

drag on ()

to continue for longer than you want or think is necessary

grind on ()

if something boring or unpleasant grinds on, it continues happening for a long period of time

come down ()

to continue to exist from a long time ago

run over ()

to continue for longer than planned

see out ()

if something sees you out, it lasts longer than the time you live

stand the test of time ()

to continue to be effective, successful, or popular for a long time

take forever ()

to take much more time than you would like

future-proof (verb)

to design something in a way that makes it unlikely to need replacing in the future by something newer and more effective

something will run and run ()

used for saying that you think something will continue for a long time