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
CiroCHEE-ro (Italian), THEE-ro (Spanish), SEE-ro (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish
RamseyRAM-zeeEnglish
SilverSIL-vərEnglish
JohnathonJAHN-a-thanEnglish
Mosi-Eastern African, Swahili
Almog-Hebrew