take long

phrase

: 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.

Examples of take long in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An unexpected rise Dobnak didn’t take long climbing the minor-league ranks. — Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

The track with Thomas, for example, didn’t take long to come to life. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

But A’Sha doesn’t take long to deflate her efforts using cool logic. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 July 2026

The 2026 Pathfinder's cabin feels like it's made for large families or groups of passengers who regularly take long drives. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for take long

• evensong
• livelong
• overlong
• vietcong
• agung
• along
• belong
• birdsong
• furlong
• headlong
• headstrong
• lifelong