went long
Ran past schedule
Went long means to buy or hold an investment expecting its value to rise—the opposite of going short.
In finance, I went long on tech stocks last year.
The phrase extends beyond markets: in American football, a receiver goes long by running far downfield for a pass.
More generally, to go long means to commit fully or extend beyond the usual scope: The meeting went long by an hour.
- buyingObtaining through payment
- investingCommitting capital for gain
- risk-takingAccepting possible harm
- all inFully committed, nothing reserved
- deep pocketsConsiderable financial reserves
holding · diamond hands · optimism · valuation · hedging · conviction · capital gains · speculating · short selling · bullish · diversifying · leveraging · market sentiment · accumulating · confidence · volatility · futures · economic indicators
went longwent short
Sold securities not owned
shorted · sold short · cut short · hedged
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