long gone
Ancient history now
Long gone means departed or disappeared a considerable time ago, with no expectation of return.
Something long gone is thoroughly in the past: By the time police arrived, the thieves were long gone.
The phrase often carries a note of finality or nostalgia: Those days are long gone.
- departedHaving left
- fadedLost original color
- out of sightNot able to be seen
- bygoneOf earlier times
- days of yoreRemote historical period
vanished · extinct · kaput · lost cause · ancient · forgotten · dust · empty · lost · water under the bridge · ship has sailed · elapsed · obsolete · ancient history · good old days · glory days · nostalgic · echo