Examples of 'it took longer' in a sentence

Meaning of "it took longer"

it took longer - This phrase suggests that something required more time than expected or compared to a previous experience, often used to describe delays or extended durations.

How to use "it took longer" in a sentence

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it took longer
It took longer than i thought it would to pack.
We apologize that it took longer than we anticipated.
It took longer than i anticipated to complete my rounds.
I am very sorry that it took longer than expected.
It took longer and longer for anyone to challenge me.
They are gonna say it took longer.
Maybe it took longer than expected.
They will say it took longer.
I know it took longer than expected.
The only trouble was it took longer.
Sorry that it took longer than expected.
The strain also had a low yield so it took longer to produce.
But it took longer than expected.
I had an errand to run and it took longer than expected.
It took longer and cooled faster.

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I hurt myself and it took longer to recover than expected.
It took longer than they said.
I am sorry it took longer.
So it took longer for the insects to get in there.
I think it took longer.
It took longer to tell than to imagine.
Just remember that a lot of people said it took longer than planned to deliver.
They say it took longer being out of the ordinary.
This meant that the EC investigation process against it took longer.
I thought it took longer than that.
Since we had to loop around, it took longer.
It took longer than anticipatedfor my rounds this morning.
Sixteen percent of respondents said it took longer than two weeks to restore their data.
It took longer the second time.
I had the surgery on a Friday and it took longer than expected.
I know it took longer than a year for my dad.
My joints were hurting so it took longer than I expected.
It took longer for people to believe it.
That during the shootout It took longer than the one hour.
It took longer than a single night.
I had to stop at the store and it took longer than I expected.
It took longer to write that than do it.
Gee, we are sorry it took longer than we planned.
It took longer time for women to get promoted.
We were trying to have a child, it took longer.
This time it took longer for him to recover.
We thought it would take two weekends, but it took longer.
So sorry it took longer than expected.
Conehead, we got a little backed up and it took longer than expected.
It took longer than two seconds this time.
Rice was a bit weird - and it took longer than expected.
It took longer than planned.
Although it was balanced to strengthen the entire body, it took longer to practice.
It took longer to put into practice the second recommendation.
It had a longer shelf life, because it took longer to soften after ripening.

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