a lot of time
Do you have plenty of time?
There’s still plenty of time.
Tom poderia ficar em Boston por bastante tempo.
Tom could stay in Boston for quite a while.
They had plenty of time.
Falando da Mary, faz bastante tempo que não a vejo.
Speaking of Mary, it's been quite a while since I've seen her.
I've been doing this for quite a while.
Tom conhece Mary há bastante tempo.
Tom has known Mary for quite some time.
I don't have enough time.
Minha mãe morreu também, mas faz bastante tempo.
My mother also passed away, but it was quite a while ago.
— Fale com Ela (2002)
Cooking takes a lot of time.