enduring or existing for a long period of time: a long-lasting friendship. effective for a relatively long period of time: a long-lasting pain reliever. resisting the effects of wear or use over a long period: a long-lasting fabric used for work clothes.

What does it mean to be lasting?

Adjective. lasting, permanent, durable, stable mean enduring for so long as to seem fixed or established. lasting implies a capacity to continue indefinitely. a book that left a lasting impression on me permanent adds usually the implication of being designed or planned to stand or continue indefinitely.

Which means lasting for a long time or forever?

adjective. lasting forever; eternal: everlasting future life. lasting or continuing for an indefinitely long time: the everlasting hills. incessant; constantly recurring: He is plagued by everlasting attacks of influenza.