take (a lot of) time

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: to require that a lot of time needs to pass before happening or getting finished

Be patient. These things take (a lot of) time.

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But building a network can take a lot of time and be a daunting task. —Sanjay Sehgal, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023

Luckily, decluttering your bathroom doesn't need to take a lot of time or be expensive. —Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2022

Getting around the area can take a lot of time and a lot of miles, as most metro Atlantans will tell you. —NBC News, 21 Nov. 2021

The new Batmobile set has almost 2000 fewer pieces but will still take a lot of time to construct. —Keenan Thompson, Car and Driver, 16 Oct. 2021

This might be particularly hard on players who typically take a long time to get 'set' in the batter's box, and pitchers like St. Louis reliever Giovanni Gallegos, who take a lot of time between pitches to get ready to throw. —David Faris, The Week, 30 Mar. 2023

Why Trust Us? Building out a smart home doesn’t have to cost a ton of money or even take a lot of time. —Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2023

Refine your brand with leadership training. Offline, finding your authentic brand can take a lot of time, trial and error. —Neil Khaund, Forbes, 15 July 2022

Also, games are complicated to do and hard work and take a lot of time, effort and money. —Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022