लग गए

took (time); started

→ लगना
phrase Uncommon #5,648
took (time); started The meaning depends on context. With a time period, it means “took”; with an activity, it can mean “started.”
HI: हमें घर पहुँचने में दो घंटे लग गए।
EN: It took us two hours to get home.

अगर हम तुम्हारी तरह सोचने लग गए ना, तो सो नहीं पाएंगे हम।

If we start thinking like you, we won’t be able to sleep.

— Bhakshak (2024)

सब रेस में लग गए।

Everyone started racing.

— 3 ईडियट (2009)

समाज की बात करने लग गए।

They started talking about society.

— Black Friday (2004)

विलियम को मेरी कही बात समझने में कई मिनट लग गए।

It took William several minutes to understand what I had said.

किस्मत की तरह, फसल में भी कीड़े लग गए हैं।

Just our luck—the crops have been infested with bugs too.

— Lost Ladies (2024)

उसे यह कहने में चार साल लग गए।

It took him four years to say this.

— 3 ईडियट (2009)

गले लग गए।

They hugged.

— Sholay (1975)