Of the distant or comparatively distant past:
— We met once long ago.
— They long ago forsook their nomadic life.
— Left for work long ago.

synoniemen: lang syne, long since.

Roget 110: long; for a long time, for an age, for ages, for ever so long, for many a long day; long ago etc. (in a past time) 122; longo intervallo [It].    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; permanently etc. adj.. ... meer laten zien

Roget 122: paleo-; archaeo-; formerly; of old, of yore; erst [G.], whilom, erewhile^†, time was, ago, over; in the olden time etc. n.; anciently, long ago, long since; a long while, a long time ago; years ago, yesteryear, ages ago; some time ago, some time since, some time back.    yesterday, the day before yesterday; last year, ultimo; lately etc. (newly) 123.    retrospectively; ere now, before now, till now; hitherto, heretofore; no longer; once, once upon a time; from time immemorial, from prehistoric times; in the memory of man; time out of mind; already, yet, up to this time; ex post facto.    ... meer laten zien