for ages

Frequency: 8.545.0 per million words

For a very long time.

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Examples (10)

  • I haven't seen you for ages! How have you been?
  • We had to wait in line for ages to get tickets.
  • It feels like I've been studying for this exam for ages.
  • She's been a vegetarian for ages, since she was a teenager.
  • The plumber took for ages to fix the leak.
  • I've wanted to read this book for ages, and I finally bought it.
  • They've been living in that same house for ages.
  • It took me for ages to find my keys this morning.
  • Don't go to that restaurant; the service takes for ages.
  • He hasn't updated his blog for ages; I hope he's okay.