in the long run

adverb

Roget 29: on an average, in the long run; taking one with another, taking all things together, taking it for all in all; communibus annis [Lat.], in round numbers.   

Roget 50: wholly, altogether; totally etc. (completely) 52; entirely, all, all in all, as a whole, wholesale, in a body, collectively, all put together; in the aggregate, in the lump, in the mass, in the gross, in the main, in the long run; en masse, as a body, on the whole, bodily^†, en bloc, in extenso [Lat.], throughout, every inch; substantially.    ... show more

Roget 78: whatever, whatsoever; to a man, one and all.    generally etc. adj.; always, for better for worse; in general, generally speaking; speaking generally; for the most part; in the long run etc. (on an average) 29.    ... show more

Moby thesaurus: all in all, all things considered, almost entirely, altogether, approximately, as a rule, as a whole, as an approximation, as things go, as times go, at large, broadly, broadly speaking, by and large, chiefly, commonly, effectually, essentially, eventually, finally, generally, generally speaking, in due course, in due season, in due time, in general, in round numbers, in the main, in time, mainly, mostly, normally, on balance, on the average, on the whole, ordinarily, overall, predominantly, prevailingly, roughly, roughly speaking, routinely, speaking generally, substantially, ultimately, usually, virtually ... show more.

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