long about

long about

Approximately at the time or date of. A phrase used to speak vaguely about a certain time frame. Long about my third cup of coffee, I started feeling too jittery to sit at my desk and actually work. Long about March, I really can't wait anymore for spring. They first came to this country long about 1775.

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(a)long about

a certain time near a particular time. We arrived in town long about midnight and went right to the hotel. Along about his thirteenth birthday, Tom decided he was old enough to leave home.

See also: long

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