[take] ages
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to require a very long time to complete something, often much longer than expected or necessary
- Sometimes, finding a parking space in the city takes ages.
- Fixing the old car took him ages, but it runs smoothly now.
- She took ages to finish her intricate artwork.
- It can take her ages to read through a thousand-page novel.
- Waiting for the bus on a cold day feels like it takes ages.