long play

noun

1. a long-playing phonograph record.

Word History and Origins

Origin of long play¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

“It’s been fulfilling to actually see it materialize, because it’s been a long play, doing these last few years of work. I think the beauty is that I don’t know what’s next. That’s what the goal was: to get a picture of where I’ve been, and then go, ‘Ok, now where are you going?’”

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The actors at times seem to be speed-reading their lines, rushing through the notoriously long play to get to the good bits.

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On paper, a very long play about a very financial topic sounds tedious at best, excruciatingly boring at worst, but critics around the world have raved about this three-actor, three-hour-plus, two-intermission epic that took home the 2022 Tony Award for best play.

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Scorsese was there along with other older actors and filmmakers whose work may long play on the other side of Coppola’s moon.

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Such is the strength of Long Play.

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