take forever



take forever

to happen very slowly I have an old microwave, the kind that takes forever to boil a cup of water. In rush-hour traffic, it takes forever to get home.
See also: forever, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Katarin-Breton
Bernie['bə:ni]
ClementKLE-məntEnglish
Belshazzar-Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical
Mona (3)-Arabic
SiegmundZEEK-muwntGerman