耗了可挺长时间了
“it's been a long time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
叔
“Uncle,”
耗了可挺长时间了
“it's been a long time.”
差不多了吧
“It should be about time.”
“We've dragged this out long enough; it's time to bring this to an end.”
The character '耗' vividly implies attrition—burning through time and endurance during prolonged negotiations, waiting games, or conflicts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
quite a long time
A very common colloquial expression indicating a substantial duration.
dragged on; wasted time holding out
Used when an activity takes longer than necessary, consuming time, energy, or patience.
Indicates the ongoing accumulation of time up to the present moment, emphasizing excess.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“It took more than two hours.”
“it was a long time ago.”
“It happened a long time ago.”
“After all this commotion,”