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.

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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 Throw in a solid 16GB of RAM and a generous 1TB SSD, and this computer ensures loading is snappy and that dredging up files from deep in storage doesn’t take long at all. Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026 During the Warriors’ second matchup of the California Classic at Chase Center, the team’s first round pick did not take long to make his impact on that side of the floor in Golden State’s 98-69 rout of San Antonio. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

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“Take long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20long. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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