Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class I. Words Expressing Abstract RelationsSection VI. Time
1. Absolute Time
110. [Long Duration.] Diuturnity.
DURABLENESS, durability; persistence, eternalness, lastingness &c. adj.; continuance, standing; permanence (stability) [See Stability]; survival, survivance; longevity (age) [See Age]; distance of time.
PROTRACTION of time, prolongation of time, extension of time; delay (lateness) [See Lateness].
TARRY &c. (be late) [See Lateness]; drag on, drag its slow length along, drag a lengthening chain; protract, prolong; spin out, eke out, draw out, lengthen out; temporize; gain time, make time, talk against time.
OUTLAST, outlive; survive; live to fight again.
LINGERING, protracted, prolonged, spun out &c. v.; long-pending, longwinded; slow [See Slowness].
all the day long, all the year round; the livelong day, as the day is long, morning, noon and night; hour after hour, day after day &c.; for good, for good and all; permanently &c. adj.; semper eadem (Queen Elizabeth’s motto) [L.], semper et ubique [L.].