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It has been long vs It has being long

The correct phrase is "it has been long." The phrase is commonly used to indicate that a period of time has passed. The incorrect phrase "it has being long" is not grammatically correct in English.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 3495 views

It has been long

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that a period of time has passed.

This phrase is used to express that a significant amount of time has passed or that something has taken a long time to occur.

Examples:

  • It has been long since we last saw each other.
  • It has been long since I visited that place.
  • It has been long since we had a family gathering.
  • It has been long since I felt this happy.
  • It has been long since I worked on that project.
  • The process of revising it has been long and is now time for Parliament to decide, without further delay, to meet the expectations and needs of European families.
  • All in all, although it has been long, it has been well worthwhile.
  • The Commission recalls that it has been long established that the provisions of Article 2(10) of the basic Regulation cannot be used in order to render Article 2(7)(a) of that Regulation ineffective.
  • It hasn't been long, about 1 hour.
  • - It hasn't been long.
  • It hasn't been long since she came to Seoul.
  • Jin Ho didn't know whose daughter I was, and it hasn't been long since we've become friends.
  • It hasn't been long since your mother passed, and I understand you're upset.
  • I had a great time tonight, and even though it hasn't been long, I feel like I know you really well, Jessica.
  • Not yet, but I spoke to her 40 minutes ago, so it hasn't been long.
  • It hasn't been long since the divorce.
  • It hasn't been long, I see.
  • It has been too long from proper hands.
  • It has been too long from proper hands.
  • It has been a long time.
  • Wade... it has been a long night.
  • It has been a long, lonely winter.
  • It has been too long, my old friend.
  • It has been a long weekend.
  • It has been a long time since I saw a woman's body.

It has being long

This phrase is not grammatically correct in English. The correct form uses "been" instead of "being."

  • Being on another planet is a little more than being long distance.
  • My legs are tired from being long and thin.
  • (CHUCKLES) One of the joys of being long dead, I suppose.
  • A little over an hour and I plan on being long gone by then.
  • Economic downturns, such as the one which began in 2008, tend to have a significant negative impact on young people and the effects risk being long term.
  • This not only explains why we hate liars but why we as human beings long for something to believe in.
  • On behalf of his group, Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS (GUE/NGL, EL) was disappointed with the Council and Commission, whom he accused of being long on words but short on action.
  • However, the criticism mainly centred around the procedures being overly bureaucratic and insufficiently transparent, around payments being long overdue and around too little being done with the results.
  • We in Parliament have, of course, come out in favour of the Guidelines being long-term three-year cycles and of their being integrated.
  • Mela Alto Adige/Sűdtiroler Apfel are noted for their particularly marked colour and flavour and their solid flesh and for being long-keeping. Their high quality in these respects is due to a combination of soil and weather factors and operator professionalism.
  • On behalf of his group, Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS (GUE/NGL, EL) was disappointed with the Council and Commission, whom he accused of being long on words but short on action.
  • And with him reason for being so long absent from Rome, and more important matters.
  • I don't remember the lines being this long.
  • We all want to see the welfare of animals being transported long distances protected.
  • It has been found that Community PSF industry consumed 70 % of the recycling of PET bottles during the IP, being by a long way, the main end-user of such packaging waste.
  • It has been found that Community PSF industry consumed 70 % of the recycling of PET bottles during the IP, being by a long way, the main end-user of such packaging waste [12].
  • They give citations for the grass being too long?
  • Mr. Turk being a long-standing client, we'll be marshalling to his defense.
  • The truth of the sword has been shrouded in antiquity and the Renaissance martial arts that brought it into being are long forgotten.
  • This is happening despite the fact that the first timber agreement came into being as long as 20 years ago.

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