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to take ages
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to require a very long time to complete something, often much longer than expected or necessary
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Example
Sometimes, finding a parking space in the city takes ages.
The verbose novel took ages to read due to its lengthy descriptions.
Waiting for the bus on a cold day feels like it takes ages.
The sluggish computer took ages to load the program.
The tree sap was so glutinous that it took ages to wash off my hands.
