# as long as

Pronunciation: US say "uhz LAWNG uhz" /əz ˈlɔŋ əz/; UK say "uhz LONG uhz" /əz ˈlɒŋ əz/; AUS say "az-LONG-az"

## Idiom

1. Used to introduce a condition that must be met for the statement to hold.
   - Simple: Used to say one thing is true only if another thing happens or is true.
   - _The bank will release the funds as long as all documents are signed._
   - _As long as the weather holds, the festival will go ahead outdoors._
2. Used to mean throughout the entire time that something continues or remains the case; while.
   - Simple: Used to say something keeps happening during all the time another thing is true.
   - _As long as the negotiations continued, both sides held their fire._
   - _He promised to support the charity as long as he held office._
3. Used to express that two things are equal in length or duration, comparing one directly with another.
   - Simple: Used to compare two things that are equal in length or in the time they take.
   - _The rehearsal ran as long as the actual performance did._
   - _The new bridge is as long as the previous structure was._

## Idiom

4. Used to compare something to a named thing that is equal to it in length or in time taken.
   - Simple: Used before a naming word to compare something with it in length or in time taken.
   - _The new tunnel is almost as long as the river itself._
   - _Their journey took as long as a transatlantic flight._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/as-long-as (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).