Meanings
verbtake long (third-person singular simple present takes long, present participle taking long, simple past took long, past participle taken long)
present singular third person takes long · participle present taking long · past took long · participle past taken long
- take time
It shouldn't take long (to do).
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APA
take long. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20long
MLA
“take long.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20long. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take long,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20long.
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