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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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Getting Started With bet365 Bonus Code WEEK365 Creating a new account on bet365 Sportsbook shouldn't take long.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The overnight sailings take long enough that the ship effectively becomes a floating hotel.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Colson Montgomery didn’t take long to extend his home run streak.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Take long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20long. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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