Long-acting meaning

at his home in Astarabad, and long acting as one of his n~ost loyal supporters, had been put to death by Nadir, who had appointed a successor to his chiefdom from the Yukari or upper Kajars, instead of from his own, the Ashagha, or lower.1 Mahommed, with his brother, had fled to the Turkomans, by whose aid he had attempted the recovery of Astarabad, but had not succeeded in regaining a permanent footing there until Nadir had been removed.

analoguen detemir is a soluble, long-acting basal insulin analog with a prolonged duration of effect.

A long acting bronchodilator may be advised in addition to a steroid inhaler.

Source: NCCCC (2004) - end of page 19 - steroid inhaler, generally combined with a long-acting bronchodilator.

Insulin detemir is a soluble, long-acting basal insulin detemir is a soluble, long-acting basal insulin analog with a prolonged duration of effect.