long play

American  

noun

1. a long-playing phonograph record.

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Etymology

Origin of long play

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?’”

From Los Angeles Times

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