How to Use take long in a Sentence

take long

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• Marsh had yet to prove it on the mound, but that didn’t take long.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
• The aeration part of the process does not take long.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026
• But Brzezniak didn’t take long to fit in.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
• Why the timing matters None of these tasks take long on their own.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
• This cake doesn’t take long to cook so start checking it at 18 minutes.
  — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
• When Matt meets Griffin, the boss doesn’t take long to get to the news.
  — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
• Ripping your DVDs doesn’t take long.
  — PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
• The short video didn’t take long to attract attention.
  — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
• Contrition did not take long in coming.
  — Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
• The hot tub doesn’t take long to set up, and no additional tools are required.
  — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
• The caffeine boost didn’t take long to kick in, and neither did my happiness.
  — Jana Ackermann, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
• Colson Montgomery didn’t take long to extend his home run streak.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
• Like Grissom, Shewmake's rise to the big leagues shouldn't take long.
  — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023
• Maybe not, but ideally for the Packers, that wouldn’t take long.
  — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
• But now Mindy just focuses on movement and likes to take long walks or hikes with friends.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
• Watt didn't take long to voice his pleasure with the decision on social media.
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 31 Jan. 2023
• Not all inventions lose their shimmer right away, but the ones that change the world won’t take long to seem humdrum.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
• That trade did not take long to be revealed, as minutes later, Mingo was added.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
• Mrázek’s head swung left first, his eyes tracking the puck before his body could respond, but that response didn’t take long.
  — Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
• Shopping for cuddly soon-to-be favorites shouldn’t take long hours of scrolling (or eat up your entire paycheck).
  — Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
• Usha Vance revealed that the couple likes to do dinners together or take long walks with their dog.
  — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 30 June 2026
• Orlando, however, didn’t take long to get things going in the second half.
  — Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2024
• 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
• Matthew Stafford did not take long to start picking up some nicks in bruises in his return to Detroit.
  — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2024
• But A’Sha doesn’t take long to deflate her efforts using cool logic.
  — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 July 2026
• Aranda didn’t take long to get rid of some of his staff following the team’s season-ending loss to Texas on the road.
  — Dallas News, 25 Jan. 2023
• But those extra lanes didn’t take long to jam up as the yearly average number of passengers over the past four decades grew.
  — Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
• The overnight sailings take long enough that the ship effectively becomes a floating hotel.
  — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
• Costco's new drop did not take long to gain traction on social media, with many users sharing their own thoughts and reviews on the new flavor.
  — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
• And his full-time insertion with the group that includes Ball, Miller and Miles Bridges won’t take long.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025