so long

Superhero titles — for so long the movie industry’s version of IBM stock — have been on an especially strange ride.
The new James Bond film aims to steady a shaken industry. But no one seems to know what will leave audiences stirred.|Steven Zeitchik|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
He is homeless, and said he recalls being handcuffed so long people were forced to urinate on themselves.
No Unlawful Assembly Charges So Far Following Dozens of Arrests|Brittany Cruz-Fejeran and Ashly McGlone|October 12, 2020|Voice of San Diego
In other words, the system had its points-so long as Americans were willing to trade representativeness for effectiveness.
Memo: The Aaron Sorkin Model of Political Discourse Doesn't Actually Work|Megan McArdle|April 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That is to say, the last pipe of all before the so-long indomitable intellect abdicates, and the body succumbs to weariness.
Shandygaff|Christopher Morley

Al had not seen the bay, and the talk tapered off desultorily to a final "So-long, see yuh later."
The Quirt|B.M. Bower
"So-long," called Connie, as he stood beside the sled a half-hour later.
Connie Morgan in the Fur Country|James B. Hendryx
The other nodded; then, with a "so-long," he cut across the street and disappeared into an office where he had business.
The Sign of the Spider|Bertram Mitford
“So-long, kid,” he called, as his head sank to the level of the sidewalk.
Vistas of New York|Brander Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for so long

so long

sentence substitute

informal farewell; goodbye

adverb

Southern African slang for the time being; meanwhile

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so long

Good-bye, as in So long, we'll see you next week. The allusion here is puzzling; long presumably means “a long time” and perhaps the sense is “until we meet again after a long time,” but the usage has no such implication. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s]

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