zu lange

too long

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phrase Common #6,756
too long Describes a duration that is longer than desired or appropriate.
GE: Du solltest nicht zu lange aufbleiben.
EN: You shouldn't stay up too long.

Ihr lasst den Teig zu lange gehen, er ist voller Kohlensäure.

You let the dough rise for too long; it’s full of carbon dioxide.

— Tampopo (1985)

Wenn Kinder zu lange von zu Hause weg sind, vergessen sie, wer sie sind.

When children are away from home for too long, they forget who they are.

— Crazy Rich (2018)

Ihr Steuermann brauchte zu lange, um zu begreifen, was ich getan hatte.

Your helmsman took too long to understand what I had done.

Ich glaube, daß ihr schon etwas zu lange in Australien seid.

I think you've already been in Australia for a bit too long.

Toms Gehirn wurde zu lange der Sauerstoff entzogen.

Tom's brain was deprived of oxygen for too long.

Du starrst das Täubchen zu lange an.

You’re staring at the little dove for too long.

— Assassination (2015)

Ich glaube, daß du schon etwas zu lange in Australien bist.

I think you've been in Australia a little too long already.

Du warst zu lange im Knast.

You were in prison for too long.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Das dauert zu lange.

That’s taking too long.

— The Negotiator (2025)

Du warst einfach zu lange weg.

You were simply gone for too long.

— A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

Wir hängen hier zu lange rum.

We've been hanging around here for too long.

— Die unendliche Geschichte (1984)

Die brauchen zu lange.

They're taking too long.

Nur dauert das zu lange.

It just takes too long.

— The Great Flood (2025)