Take so long to meaning in English

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Definition

What's taking so long?: What is the delay? Why am I still waiting? idiom
It takes so long to drive to work in the morning that I often arrive late. The journey takes about an hour.
It took me a long time to find your house. I was looking for it for about half an hour.

Examples

  • "I'm sorry it took so long to get back to you."
  • "Bruno : Most of our products are delivered from East Asia, what's taking so long?"
  • "< WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG? !"
Exercise 1
Receptionist: Are you enjoying your stay in our hotel, madam?
Guest: so good, but I do wish my room had a sea view.
Receptionist: Uh, this is Las Vegas...
Receptionist: Are you enjoying your stay in our hotel, madam?
Guest: So far so good, but I do wish my room had a sea view.
Receptionist: Uh, this is Las Vegas...
So far: 'So far' is the best choice here: 'so far so good' means 'until now, everything has been good'. Here's another example: -How are you finding your new job? -So far so good: my colleagues are friendly and the hours are short!
Too long: Sorry, but 'too long so good' is not an expression in English! We could say 'This road is TOO LONG' to express the length of something, or 'I waited TOO LONG before calling her' to express a duration or length of time.
Too far: Sorry, but 'too far so good' is not an expression in English! We could say 'Sorry I can't come to your party: it's TOO FAR from where I live', to express a big distance.
So long: Sorry, but 'so long so good' is not an expression in English! We can say 'I didn't think this journey would take SO LONG' to express a duration or length of time, or 'This road is SO LONG' to express the length of something.

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