long hauls
Cross-country truck routes
Long hauls are extended journeys or efforts sustained over great distances or time periods.
The phrase appears most often in trucking and aviation: long-haul flights, long-haul truckers.
Figuratively, it describes any prolonged undertaking: We're in this for the long haul.
The singular long haul emphasizes duration or commitment; the plural typically describes repeated journeys.
- overlandVia land routes
- cross countryEndurance sport over terrain
- truck driverCommercial vehicle operator
- big rigTractor-trailer combination
- distanceSpace between two points
freight · shipping · trucking · cargo · keep on trucking · odyssey · resilience · marathon · going the distance · perseverance · fortitude · railroads · logistics · aviation · sustained · steadfastness · supply chain · maritime
long haulsday trips
Short journeys returning home
sprints · hops · dashes · jaunts · around the corner
long haulsquick fixes
Temporary solutions, not thorough
sprints · instant results · flash in the pan · instant gratification · temporary measures
long, haul, longs, longer, longest, longing, longingly, length, lengthen