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A period of time long enough for an industry to make all necessary adjustments to changing economic conditions, to increase or decrease capacity, or for firms to enter or leave the industry.

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In terms of operating activities, a period of time in which all costs are variable.

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In most cases, long run refers to a period longer than one year.

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Relating to or extending over a period of time.

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• Periods of Time - long-run: (adj) extended over a long period of time

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - langtids-, som holder sig længe på plakaten

Français (French)
adj. - qui dure depuis longtemps

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Langzeit-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - που παίζεται πολύ καιρό

Italiano (Italian)
di lunga durata

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - por um longo tempo

Русский (Russian)
рассчитанный на длительный период времени

Español (Spanish)
adj. - que se mantiene mucho tiempo en cartelera

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sedan länge pågående

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
长远的, 持续相当长时间的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 長遠的, 持續相當長時間的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 장기간의, 장기 흥행의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ロングランの, 長期公演の

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נמשך זמן רב‬

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