take long

idiom

: to require a large amount of time
It won't take long to make dinner.
This is taking longer than I thought (it would).
Hurry up. You're taking too long.

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For Jason Tadlock, superintendent of the Elkhorn Area School District, investigating the claim about Rehberg didn't take long. Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025 Betrayed by his best friend and left alone to stew in it, Wes doesn’t take long to agree to back Roxie in the takeover. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025 Ripping your DVDs doesn’t take long. PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025 The comedian also said that the project didn’t take long and that Ford, 83, was impressed with the final result. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for take long

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“Take long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20long. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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