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2011.07.28

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TAKE LONG   時間がかかる

Explanation

  • To take long is to last for a long period of time or for more time than usual.
  • take long は、長い間続く、または、いつもより長い時間続く、という意味です。

TAKE LONG

examples

  1. (restaurant hostess to customer)
    a: Take a seat, and we'll call you when your table is ready.
    b: Do you think it'll take long? I've only got 45 minutes for lunch.
  2. (technician to customer, before replacing a watch battery)
    Don't worry. This won't take long.
  3. a: How long will it take?
    b: It shouldn't take more than an hour.
  4. What's taking them so long? They were supposed to be here 40 minutes ago.
  5. Sorry we're late. The drive here took longer than we expected.

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