Ayaklanmayı bastırmak uzun sürecek.
- It will take a long time to suppress the revolt.
Tom uzun süredir Boston'da yaşamaktadır.
- Tom has lived in Boston for a long time.
Araba tarlaya daldı ve bir süre sarsıldıktan sonra durma noktasına geldi.
- The car dove into the field and, after bumping along for a time, came to a halt.
O, bir süre mutluydu.
- He was happy for a time.
It's been ages since we last met.
- It's been a long time since we last saw each other.
I haven't heard that joke in ages.
- I haven't heard that joke in a long time.