long for
verb
- to yearn, to desire something one does not have
- to miss someone or something
Wiktionary
adj
- likely to remain for a long time
“I asked the doctor if I was long for this world”
“But it doesn't matter, because Roxie's not long for this town. As soon as her mother's better, she'll be on her way to Paris.”
verb
- To have a desire for (a thing or an event).
“He was the object of my affection; I longed for him to notice me.”
“Oh how I long for this pandemic to end so we can go dancing again.”
- To miss (someone).
““I will stay now, if you bid me,” she replied, as low. “See, I am going to my mother, who longs for me as I for her. I will not go unless you let me.””
“For some time he had not heard from his consort[…]His heart longed for her and his child.”