long play

noun

1. a long-playing phonograph record.

Word History and Origins

Origin of long play¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Seattle Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

Before Long Play, Bang on a Can had spent three decades presenting one-day marathon concerts.

From New York Times

Long Play has been around only since last year, but it is already the most important classical music festival in New York City.

From New York Times