Grammar fix
long journey
extended trip
A trip or travel experience that takes a lot of time or covers a great distance.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
After a long journey, we finally arrived at the hotel, exhausted but excited.
I once took a long journey by bus across the country to visit my grandparents. It took almost twelve hours, but I enjoyed seeing the different landscapes along the way.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: We did a long journey.
Say: We had a long journey. / It was a long journey.
You HAVE a journey (BrE) — 'do a journey' sounds off; 'make a journey' is fine in formal use.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'A long journey' is natural; 'protracted voyage' is archaic.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
a long journey
- have
- ahead
- tiring
- make