Blue moon
Blue moon noun - A long time.
Usage example: something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens
Long time
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- Once in a blue moon, the regent is only called Regent because the actual King has been gone for a very long time, and the people are (at least theoretically) awaiting his return.
Source: Regent for Life -
When they are trying to save a unicorn in Blizzard of the Blue Moon from two apprentices of a dark wizard, she immediately uses the spell, explaining that she memorized it a long time ago.
Source: Literature / The Magic Treehouse
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