Collocation
How long will it take?
A question asking the amount of time needed to finish something or for something to happen.
Definition
'How long will it take?' is a common English collocation. A question asking the amount of time needed to finish something or for something to happen.
How long + will + it + take (+ to + verb / for + noun + to + verb)?
“How long will it take to get to the airport?”
Examples
- How long will it take to finish this report?
- How long will it take to get from your house to the station?
- How long will it take for the pizza to be ready?
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- How long will it take to learn the basics of Spanish?
- How long will it take to upload all these photos on this connection?
- How long will it take for the new software update to install?
- How long will it take to replace the broken screen if we order the part today?
- How long will it take for the swelling to go down after the procedure?
- How long will it take to process the refund once you receive the returned item?
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