| high time | adv sepatutnya sudah lama: it’s ~ she got married, she’s nearly forty, sepatutnya sudah lama dia berkahwin, umurnya hampir empat puluh tahun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| long lost | adj not seen for a long time, a. (of person) sudah lama tdk berjumpa: a ~ cousin from Australia, sepupu dr Australia yg sudah lama tdk berjumpa; b. (of thing) telah lama hilang: rummaging through an old trunk, I found some ~ photographs, semasa menggeledah peti lama itu, saya menjumpai beberapa keping gambar yg telah lama hilang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| for | ~ a long time, sudah lama: I haven’t met him ~ a long time, lama saya tdk berjumpa dengannya; ~ /days, months, years, etc /, /berhari-hari, berbulan-bulan, bertahun-tahun/ (lamanya); ~ life, seumur hidup; (liter.) seumur hidup, sepanjang hayat; ~ miles and miles, berbatu-batu jauhnya; ~ once, buat pertama kali: ~ once she did not object, buat pertama kali dia tdk membantah; ~ os, sendiri: she wanted to see it ~ herself, dia ingin melihatnya sendiri; ~ the present, buat masa /ini, sekarang/; be (in) ~ it, (colloq) kena engkau: you’ll be in ~ it if your sister catches you wearing her new shoes, kena engkau, jika kakak engkau nampak engkau memakai kasut barunya; /but, were it not, except /~, kalau tdk krn: but ~ her, Salleh would have died, kalau tdk krn dia, Salleh tentu mati; word ~ word, perkataan demi perkataan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| since | 3. ago, sebelum itu: when I saw him, his father had died only a few days ~, apabila saya berjumpa dgn dia, ayahnya baru meninggal beberapa hari sebelum itu; /long, many years/ ~, sudah lama: a word that has long ~ lost its original meaning, perkataan yg sudah lama hilang makna asalnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| trustworthy | 2. dependable, boleh diharap: the car was old and no longer ~, kereta itu sudah lama dan tdk boleh diharap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slit | vi be cut lengthwise, berbelah, terbelah: this fabric is old and ~s easily, kain itu sudah lama dan koyak dgn mudah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| supply | 2. (fml) satisfy, memenuhi: the sports centre supplies a long-felt need, pusat sukan itu memenuhi kehendak yg sudah lama diperlukan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| much | hear ~ of, (sering) mendengar berita ttg: we haven’t heard ~ of that plan for some time now, sudah lama kami tdk mendengar berita ttg rancangan itu; how ~?, (ref to substance) berapa banyak; (ref to cost) berapa harga; ( | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| staleness | she complained to the chef about the ~ of the cakes, dia mengadu kpd ketua tukang masak ttg keadaan kek yg sudah lama itu; b. (flat and tasteless) keadaan [sst] yg tdk /berbuih, berbusa/: the ~ of the ale, keadaan ale yg tdk berbuih; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| relish | ~ the /idea, thought, prospect/ of, /menunggu-nunggu, menanti-nanti/ peluang: she had long ~ed the idea of going abroad, sudah lama dia menunggu-nunggu peluang utk pergi ke luar negeri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |