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há tempo

there is time; for a long time

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there is time; for a long time Depending on context, há tempo can mean that time is available or that something has been happening for a long time. In duration expressions, it is often followed by a clause, as in Não nos vemos há tempo, “We haven’t seen each other for a long time.”
PO: Ainda há tempo para terminar o trabalho.
EN: There is still time to finish the work.

Se já o tivesse encontrado, teria saído há tempo.

If I had already found it, I would have left a long time ago.

— Kung-Fusão (2004)

Mas ainda há tempo, se o usarmos bem.

But there is still time, if we use it wisely.

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Conhece Steiner há tempo?

Have you known Steiner for a long time?

— A Doce Vida (1960)

Não nos conhecemos há tempo.

We haven't known each other for long.

Há tempo pra ler o jornal, talvez tomar um café.

There's time to read the newspaper, maybe have a coffee.

— Táxi - Velocidade nas Ruas (1998)

Sempre há tempo.

There's always time.

Há tempo.

There is time.

— Um Dia Muito Especial (1977)

Tenho que o comprar, mas sabe como é, nunca há tempo.

I need to buy it, but you know how it is—there's never any time.

— Caché (2005)