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Discover LudwigThe phrase "long deferred" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe something that has been postponed or delayed for a significant amount of time. Example: "The project was a long deferred dream of the community, finally coming to fruition after many years."
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His house is a dream long deferred.
— invariably lead to broader, more complicated ones that have been too long deferred.
(a) This Court has long deferred to Executive Branch sovereign immunity decisions.
The New Yorker, April 8 , 1933P. 16 A Princeton Club story of long deferred vengeance.
The constitution has long deferred to Sharia law, though usually in a way that allows considerable latitude of interpretation.
Together the two reports provide blueprints for action too long deferred on a problem too long ignored.
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But that has been a hope long deferred, as previous efforts at peace have proven hollow.
Was her long-deferred judgment about to fall?
"Before Sunset" was a comedy of second chances, zigzagging toward a long-deferred happy ending.
Marriage and fatherhood are now his prime occupations, along with painting: a long-deferred passion.
Or will he sit back as Republicans power through a long-deferred wish list?
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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