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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These individually wrapped peanut butter and oat bites are a suitable lunch box treat, or fuel for people who take long bike rides and other torturous endurance sports.
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Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
The aeration part of the process does not take long.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026
Already boasting Premier League experience thanks to his time at Manchester City, Alvarez wouldn’t take long to adapt to life in London.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But Brzezniak didn’t take long to fit in.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
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Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
The aeration part of the process does not take long.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026
Already boasting Premier League experience thanks to his time at Manchester City, Alvarez wouldn’t take long to adapt to life in London.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But Brzezniak didn’t take long to fit in.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Take long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20long. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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