lang syne

Adverb

• of the distant or comparatively distant past
  • We met once long ago
    
  • they long ago forsook their nomadic life
    
  • left for work long ago
    
  • he has long since given up mountain climbing
    
  • This name has long since been forgotten
    
  • lang syne is Scottish
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  long ago , long since