Daily life
take a while
need quite a long time
If something takes a while, it needs some time to happen or finish.
Hear it in real life
Is the repair finished?
Not yet; it may take a while.
It took a while to get used to the new schedule.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: It took ‸ while to find a doctor.
Say: It took a while to find a doctor.
Use the article “a” before “while” in this expression.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
it takes a while; it took a while to do something
Your turn: say it out loud
It took a while to get used to the new schedule.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
take a while
need quite a long time
“It took a while to get used to the new schedule.”
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