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

But the Knights didn’t take long to respond in the second half, as Watson took a handoff and raced 64 yards unfettered for his second touchdown of the game, giving UCF a 27-24 lead eight seconds into the third quarter. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Close in age, Anderson and Coffey have become frequent golf partners and often take long hikes up the mountains and along the reservoirs outside the city, areas that remind Coffey of his rural home country. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

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

Rhymes for take long

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