ça fait deux heures que

it's been two hours since

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it's been two hours since Used to say that an action or situation has been continuing for two hours. With a present-tense verb, use “it's been two hours since...” or “I've been ... for two hours” in English. The past form “ça faisait deux heures que” means “it had been two hours since...”

FR: Ça fait deux heures que je t'attends.

EN: I've been waiting for you for two hours.

Ça fait deux heures que je fais le pied de grue.

I've been standing here for two hours.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Ça fait deux heures que j'attends M. Tiriac.

I've been waiting for Mr. Tiriac for two hours.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Ça fait deux heures que tu regardes ça.

You've been looking at that for two hours.

— The Mermaid (2016)

Ça fait deux heures que j'attends.

I've been waiting for two hours.

Ça fait deux heures que j'essaie de mettre la main sur vous.

I've been trying to get hold of you for two hours.