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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a long time perhaps" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing uncertainty about the duration of time something may take or has taken.
Example: "I might need to think about this decision for a long time perhaps before I come to a conclusion."
Alternatives: "maybe a long time" or "possibly a long time".
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So it has taken a long time, perhaps too long, to act decisively.
It can borrow for a long time, perhaps even forever, but it can't go nuts about it.
The decisions being taken will hold for a long time, perhaps as long as the cold war lasted.
It's a long time – perhaps too long – to wait for the reward, but when it comes, it's glorious.
The first is that the fractured state of the field will persist for a long time — perhaps until the convention, or even beyond it.
But his game with the Class AA Thunder on Saturday may have been his last with the Yankees organization for a long time, perhaps forever.
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This was one of the Scot's poorest displays in a long-time, perhaps on a par with his defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka in the US Open last year.
As Quartz notes, it could be a long-time, perhaps 2020, until the FAA determines drone delivery is safe enough and the red tape is navigated to permit it.
She knew she wasn't going to see her son for a very long time, perhaps never again.
But that war could go on for a very long time, perhaps for decades.The government insists the Guantanamo prisoners are being treated "humanely".
The ecology of the valley was indeed pristine, showing little evidence of human entry for a very long time, perhaps centuries.
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