long ago

Definitions

1. 1

   At a time in the past, especially the distant past.

   • There was a Roman fort here long ago.
   • How long ago did she die? It's not that long ago that she did.
   • Long ago, in a far country, there lived a queen who had three princes.
2. 2

   Existing in the relatively distant past.

   • The answer, according to James Moore, who as minister of Canadian heritage is in charge of the campaign, is that the government simply wants the long-ago war, which few Canadians know well, to be remembered.
   • Back in the long ago days of the 2000 season, the New England Patriots were a 5-11 mess of a team that finished in the cellar of the AFC East. It was an inauspicious start to the tenure of head coach Bill Belichick.

The neighborhood

• antonymrecently
• antonymeventually
• antonymone day