to take a long time
21Time Before Time — (Chinese title: 大鬧廣昌隆) is a successful 1997 Hong Kong TVB series which stars Lam Ka Tung and Kathy Chow. The storyline deals greatly with the themes of fate, love and traditional Chinese supernatural beliefs. Details * Title: 大鬧廣昌隆 / Dai Lau… …
22time frame — UK US (also timeframe, time frame) noun [C, usually singular] ► a particular period of time in which something must be done: within a time frame »The company may not meet its targets within the time frame. »a 120 day/24 month/10 year time frame… …
23take forever — phrase to take much more time than you would like The drive to her aunt’s house seemed to take forever. Thesaurus: to continue for a long timesynonym Main entry: forever …
24take the plunge — ► to make a decision to do something, especially after thinking about it for a long time: »Consumers who want to buy a home ought to take the plunge, rather than waiting for even lower mortgage rates. Main Entry: ↑plunge …
25take the wraps off something — take the wraps off (something) to finally let people know about a new product or plan after keeping it secret for a long time. They have yet to take the wraps off the design for the new opera house …
26take the wraps off — (something) to finally let people know about a new product or plan after keeping it secret for a long time. They have yet to take the wraps off the design for the new opera house …
27take to something like a duck to water — phrase to learn a new activity very easily, as if you have been doing it for a very long time She’d never snowboarded before, but she took to it like a duck to water. Thesaurus: to learn new skills or informationsynonym Main entry: duck * * *… …
28take a turn for the better — {v. phr.} To start improving; start to get better. * /Aunt Hermione was very ill for a long time, but last week she suddenly took a turn for the better./ …
29take a turn for the better — {v. phr.} To start improving; start to get better. * /Aunt Hermione was very ill for a long time, but last week she suddenly took a turn for the better./ …
30time — time1 W1S1 [taım] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(minutes/hours etc)¦ 2¦(on a clock)¦ 3¦(occasion)¦ 4¦(point when something happens)¦ 5¦(period of time)¦ 6¦(available time)¦ 7 all the time 8 most of the time 9 half the time 10 at tim …
