Usually means: Remains relevant and effective enduringly.
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  1. stand the test of time: Merriam-Webster
  2. stand the test of time: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. stand the test of time: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. stand the test of time: Wiktionary

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  1. stand the test of time: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (stand the test of time)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To remain useful or valued over a long period of time; to last a long time.

Similar:
stand up, last, stand, perdure, hold good, hold up, endure, dure, abide, stick to, more...

Opposite:
ephemeral, fleeting, transient, short-lived, impermanent

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Similar:
stand up, last, stand, perdure, hold good, hold up, endure, dure, abide, stick to, more...

Opposite:
ephemeral, fleeting, transient, short-lived, impermanent



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