take long
Take timeTake time
» I don't think it'll take long.
Ich denke nicht, dass es lange dauern wird. — Felixjp
Не думаю, что это займет много времени. — sharptoothed
Не думаю, що це займе багато часу. — deniko
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1 sensesTake time
It shouldn't take long (to do).
Examples
820 sentencesI don't think it'll take long.
Не думаю, що це займе багато часу. — deniko
ruНе думаю, что это займет много времени. — sharptoothed
deIch denke nicht, dass es lange dauern wird. — Felixjp
I'm sorry I took so long.
Перепрошую, що я так довго. — deniko
Why is it taking so long?
Чому це займає стільки часу? — deniko
It won't take long.
На це не буде потрібно багато часу. — deniko
ruЭто не займёт много времени. — marafon
deEs wird nicht lange dauern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It won't take so long.
На це не знадобиться стільки часу. — Squaw
ruЭто займёт не так много времени. — marafon
deEs wird nicht so lange dauern. — Hans_Adler
Forms
takes long, taking long, took long, taken long| Base form | take long · to take long |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | takes long |
| Present participle | taking long |
| Past simple | took long |
| Past participle | taken long |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.