The last time we saw him was a long, long time ago.
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そうなるのはずっと先のことだろう: It's going to be a long time before that occurs. ずっと前: back in the day〈米俗〉〔back in the day when ... の略〕 ずっと前に: 1. a long time ago 2. long since 3. once a long time ago 私はずっと冷静だった: I never lost [blown] my cool. まだずっと先のことだ: be a long way off [to go] ずっと前にするべきだったことをし始める: start doing something that one should have done a long time ago 先週以来ずっと、市場で新鮮なカニを見つけるのは不可能に近いことだった: Since last week, it has been next to impossible to find a fresh crab in the market. とずっと思う: keep thinking that〔that以下〕 ずっと前から: 1. for as long as someone can remember 2. for years 3. from way back 4. since I can remember それはずっと前の話だろ!僕はもう大きいんだよ!: That was a long time ago! I'm bigger now! もっとずっと多く: good deal more ずっと前からしたかったこと: what someone has wanted to do for a long time〔人が〕 ずっと前からやりたかったこと: what someone has wanted to do for a long time〔人が〕 ずっと前に亡くなった: 【形】 long-dead ずっと前に終わった事件: long-closed case〔捜査などが〕