stand the test of time

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Meaning: (idiomatic)To remain useful or valued over a long period of time; to last a long time.Pop music comes and goes, but classical music hasstood the test of time.2020August 26, Tim Dunn, “Great railway bores of our time!”, inRail, page46:The urban myth of the sun shining through Box Tunnel on Brunel's birthday may have been knocked on the head, but in its portal facing designs he created structures which havestood the test of timewell.

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