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to take a while
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to require a period of time to happen, be completed, or do something
Collocation
Example
It took a while, but he eventually figured out the motivations driving his colleague's decisions.
She is aware that building trust takes a while in any relationship.
It took a while for the new employee to get into gear, but now she’s doing great.
I need to take a while to think about this.
The shy child took a while to warm up to the idea of playing with the other kids at the park.
