2.2 for a long or short time

in omne tempus, for ever

diū, long; comp. diūtius, superl. diūtissimē; diūtinus, diūturnus, lasting, long, prolonged

iamprīdem, iamdūdum, now for a long time

longus, longinquus, tedious

aliquamdiū, aliquantum temporis, for some time

paulisper, for a little time

parumper, for a little while, for a moment

from A Handbook of the Latin Language by Walter Ripman (1930). Transcribed by Carolus Raeticus (2011).

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