noun
1. : a long distance ; specifically : transportation of goods between two distant points
the furniture was crated for the long haul between New York and Chicago
2. : a considerable period of time — used with the
many old wives' rules are still valid for the long haul from the cradle to the grave — Ernestine Evans
over the long haul there is every reason to believe that the number of college students will increase steadily — R.C.Story