Welcome to English in a Minute. A marathon is a very long race. So does in the long run mean you are running a marathon? Let's find out.
This new video editing program is so complicated. I just want to use the old one. In a way, look at all the choices we have. In the long run, our videos are going to be awesome.
Well, I just want them to look awesome now. Look, I made you a cat. In the long run, describes what will happen at the end, after some time has passed. We often use the expression to talk about a result we want in the future.