long day
Feels like forever
A long day is one that feels extended by fatigue, difficulty, or tedium—not actual hours but subjective experience.
Someone who's had a long day has endured more than usual: It's been a long day; I just want to go home.
The phrase often serves as shorthand for exhaustion or as a plea for patience: Sorry I snapped—long day.
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- tiringCausing fatigue
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
- drainingDepleting one's reserves
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
weary · fatigue · burning the midnight oil · overtime · slog · marathon · nine to five · tedious · stretch · shift · hours · clock · hitting the wall · sunset · finally · home · collapse · bed
- Getting Homedriving, walking, commute, bus ride, train ride
- bloom habitsannual, biennial, perennial, reblooming, summer blooming