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• Marsh had yet to prove it on the mound, but that didn’t take long.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
• Damian Cabrera didn’t take long to make up for the turnover.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• Like Grissom, Shewmake's rise to the big leagues shouldn't take long.
  — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023
• But now Mindy just focuses on movement and likes to take long walks or hikes with friends.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
• Not all inventions lose their shimmer right away, but the ones that change the world won’t take long to seem humdrum.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
• The hot tub doesn’t take long to set up, and no additional tools are required.
  — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
• Cyrus doesn't name names, but fans didn't take long to speculate whether the song is about her ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 10 Mar. 2023
• Aranda didn’t take long to get rid of some of his staff following the team’s season-ending loss to Texas on the road.
  — Dallas News, 25 Jan. 2023
• Matthew Stafford did not take long to start picking up some nicks in bruises in his return to Detroit.
  — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2024
• Fortunately for hikers who are looking for a short trek, the climb to the top of the peak won’t take long, clocking in at 200 yards on a dirt trail.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2024
• Watt didn't take long to voice his pleasure with the decision on social media.
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 31 Jan. 2023
• Track meet starts early Toledo didn't take long to show its high-powered offense.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2023
• But those extra lanes didn’t take long to jam up as the yearly average number of passengers over the past four decades grew.
  — Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
• The pair would take long car rides together with Esten riding shotgun.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 2 Mar. 2023
• With Garoppolo seemingly out of the mix, the Texans didn't take long to add a quarterback via free agency.
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 13 Mar. 2023
• Orlando, however, didn’t take long to get things going in the second half.
  — Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2024
• The shots don't take long to administer, but the time required to see improvement in your allergy symptoms can take months or years.
  — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 7 May 2024
• Just a few ingredients, doesn't take long to assemble and only 20 minutes to cook?
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2023
• Thankfully, sprucing up your snapshot act needn’t take long.
  — Nina Molina, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2023
• The sparks between Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson didn't take long to ignite.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
• On the wrong side of the border, without a lawyer or political connections, Soto did not take long to agree to cooperate.
  — Tim Golden, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024
• Their attacks have roiled the commercial shipping industry, forcing many vessels to take long detours around the southern tip of Africa.
  — Matthew Rosenberg, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
• Back at the retreat, the dads take long deep breaths, strengthening their aura and field of radiance during their final meditation of the morning.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
• Muniz didn’t take long to acclimate to high school cross country with top 10 finishes at counties, regionals and states.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2023
• At Cal Expo, crowds maneuvered their way through the rows of booths Friday afternoon, sometimes stopping to take long drags from blunts or sample products.
  — Barbara Harvey, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
• That put him several weeks behind his new teammates in summer workouts, but Lawson didn't take long to catch up and impress Musselman.
  — Bob Holt, Arkansas Online, 1 Nov. 2023
• Others interviewed for this story simply shrugged, pointing out that the investigative part of the situation doesn’t have to take long at all.
  — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 20 Jan. 2023
• Redeeming this Caesars Sportsbook Ohio promo won’t take long.
  — cleveland, 3 Jan. 2023
• Angular cheilitis usually doesn’t take long to clear up, depending on your treatment path.
  — Isadora Baum, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
• While those companies did not take long to become clear winners, another one of Shah’s investments required more patience.
  — Truebridge Capital, Forbes, 5 May 2023

Last Updated: 1 Dec 2024