It's a long time ago that we did meet. vs It's a long time ago that we met.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'It's a long time ago that we did meet' is less common and sounds more formal or poetic. 'It's a long time ago that we met' is the more common and natural way to express this idea.

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It's a long time ago that we did meet.

This phrase is correct but less common. It sounds more formal or poetic.

This phrase can be used in a formal or poetic context to emphasize the past meeting. It is less commonly used in everyday conversation.

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It's a long time ago, Henry.
It's actually from a long time ago.
It's all a long time ago.
It's been sold abroad a long time ago...
I pieced it together a long time ago that you're Arctor.
As regards the accession of Cyprus, our party warned a long time ago that the Helsinki decision would make it easier to impose a solution which maintained the partition.
The European Council stated a long time ago that it would nominate the new Commission President before the elections.
Except all the things that I should have dealt with a long time ago are still there, so... It's time for me to untangle them.
It's time consuming to investigate finances that were from a long time ago.
So it's an ancient pathway, because it must have arisen a long time ago in evolution such that it still works in all these animals.
It was a long time ago, and, frankly, it's none of your business.
It's such a long time ago although it feels like just yesterday.
But you saw me fight bulls a long time ago. It's not like that-what it says.
It's a long time ago, Connor.
It's a discipline for me, but that was a long time ago.
The sun went down a long time ago, and it's not coming back up.
It's just a little failsafe that we had built in a long time ago.
I mean, it's a long time ago, obviously, but she seemed very sure.
It's a spirit who used to live in this building a long time ago.
It's a long time ago, another life.

Alternatives:

It's been a long time since we met.
It's been a while since we met.
It's been ages since we met.
It's been a long time since we last saw each other.
It's been a while since we last saw each other.

It's a long time ago that we met.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in everyday conversation.

This phrase is a common way to express that a significant amount of time has passed since a meeting occurred. It is suitable for informal and formal contexts.

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It's a long time ago, Henry.
It's actually from a long time ago.
It's all a long time ago.
It's been sold abroad a long time ago...
I pieced it together a long time ago that you're Arctor.
As regards the accession of Cyprus, our party warned a long time ago that the Helsinki decision would make it easier to impose a solution which maintained the partition.
The European Council stated a long time ago that it would nominate the new Commission President before the elections.
Except all the things that I should have dealt with a long time ago are still there, so... It's time for me to untangle them.
It's time consuming to investigate finances that were from a long time ago.
So it's an ancient pathway, because it must have arisen a long time ago in evolution such that it still works in all these animals.
It was a long time ago, and, frankly, it's none of your business.
It's such a long time ago although it feels like just yesterday.
But you saw me fight bulls a long time ago. It's not like that-what it says.
It's a long time ago, Connor.
It's a discipline for me, but that was a long time ago.
The sun went down a long time ago, and it's not coming back up.
It's just a little failsafe that we had built in a long time ago.
I mean, it's a long time ago, obviously, but she seemed very sure.
It's a spirit who used to live in this building a long time ago.
It's a long time ago, another life.

Alternatives:

It's been a long time since we met.
It's been a while since we met.
It's been ages since we met.
It's been a long time since we last saw each other.
It's been a while since we last saw each other.

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It's a long time ago that we did meet. vs It's a long time ago that we met.