заняло

took (time), occupied, took up (space/place)

z a nʲ ɪ ɫ ə → занять
за begin, complete, or move into/behind + ня take; occupy + ло neuter singular past tense
verb · neuter singular · past indicative Rare #27,569
took (time)
RU: Это заняло много времени.
EN: It took a lot of time.
occupied, took up (space/place)
RU: Это заняло всё место на столе.
EN: It took up all the space on the table.
Conjugation of занять
Indicative past

Накрыть на стол заняло у Мэри только несколько минут.

It took Mary only a few minutes to set the table.

Всё слушание заняло месяц.

The entire hearing took a month.

— Оппенгеймер (2023)

Заняло какое-то время, но я нашел его.

It took a while, but I found it.

— 1+1 (2011)

Sounds similar to