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Then, we show that unlike cross-sectional validity, strict longitudinal validity is impossible to achieve in a distribution-free manner with finite-samples. We then proceed to propose methods that enjoy cross-sectional validity and can also improved longitudinal coverage. The first class of methods, called Conformal Prediction with Temporal Dependence, or CPTD, uses temporally and cross-sectionally informed nonconformity scores to adapt to the information observed so far. The second class of methods, called Temporal Quantile Adjustments, or TQA, adjusts the quantile queried by CP methods at each time step t. Both methods account for both cross-sectional and longitudinal coverage with strong theoretical guarantees. Moreover, both CPTD and TQA could be used as a general wrapper for any time series regression model, thanks for their post-hoc nature. 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