overlong

1 of 2

adjective

over·​long ˌō-vər-ˈlȯŋ 

: longer than usual or necessary : excessively long

an overlong meeting/speech

overlong sleeves

an overlong chapter

working overlong hours

The film feels overlong and a bit repetitious …

—Randy Cordova

overlong

2 of 2

adverb

: for an excessively long time

The meeting ran overlong.

… aircraft were kept waiting overlong on boiling hot runways.

—Ted Conover

If a person talks on overlong, people around the circle began to discreetly cough.

—Thom Hartmann

Examples of overlong in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

And look at the Johnson-less segments, like the overlong Weekend Update (more on that later) — or especially the stale-as-hell midterm ads political cold open, another excuse to run through all the usual impressions. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2026

Still, there’s a kind of hip, comfort food aspect to the entire enterprise that keeps it an easy, if slightly cluttered and overlong watch. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Vaniček has certainly delivered — a relentlessly violent, overlong, one-note, meandering grindhouse that lacks its predecessors' Looney Tunes approach to horror and humor. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

This is a nearly two-and-a-half-hour film but Spielberg’s expert pacing keeps it from feeling overlong. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for overlong

• evensong
• livelong
• vietcong
• agung
• along
• belong
• birdsong
• furlong
• headlong
• headstrong
• lifelong
• plainsong