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
DÁIreDAW-raIrish, Irish Mythology
DavisDAY-visEnglish
Mahmoud-Arabic, Persian
Matic-Slovene
Inannai-NAH-naNear Eastern Mythology
BlaŽ-Slovene, Croatian