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.
It's been ages since we last met.
- It's been a long time since we last saw each other.
It's been quite ages since we last met.
- It's been a long time since we last saw each other.
... We've been working on it for a long time. ...
... I have been haunted by my past for a very long time. ...