Tardaría (en. Would take)

/tarˈðaɾia/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Indicates that it will take time to perform an action.

If I don't hurry, I would take a long time to get to the meeting.

Si no me apuro, tardaría en llegar a la reunión.

Expresses the time needed to complete something.

It would take hours to finish the project if I don't have help.

Tardaría horas en terminar el proyecto si no tengo ayuda.

Used to talk about the duration of a wait.

I would take a long time to receive the response from customer service.

Tardaría mucho en recibir la respuesta del servicio al cliente.

From the verb 'tardar', which comes from the Latin 'tardare', meaning to delay.

to take time to arrive

To delay in reaching a destination.

tardar en llegar

would take a century

To express that something will take a long time.

tardaría un siglo

wouldn't take long to do it

Indicates that something will be done shortly.

no tardaría en hacerlo

to take time

To delay in doing something.

tardar

late

That occurs after the expected moment.

tardío

delay

The act of taking time or delay.

tardanza

To be daydreaming

Don't worry about being late, it seems like you're daydreaming.

No te preocupes por llegar tarde, parece que estás en la luna.

To drag it out

You always drag it out and end up taking longer.

Siempre haces la larga y terminas tardando.