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ellos tardan

take (a long time), delay

→ tardar
tard delay + an 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #34,565
take (a long time), delay Present tense (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
SP: Mis amigos tardan mucho en llegar a casa.
EN: My friends take a long time to get home.
Conjugation of tardar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First tardo tardamos
Second tardas —
Third tarda tardan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First tardo tardamos
Second tardas —
Third tarda tardan
tardes

Se tardan dos horas en leer este libro.

It takes two hours to read this book.

Sus amigos no tardan demasiado.

His friends don't take too long.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Los llamas y tardan mucho.

You call them and they take a long time.

— Whiplash (2014)

Ayúdame que ya no tardan en venir los Wara Wara.

Help me, the Wara Wara will be here soon.

— El chico y la garza (2023)

Sea paciente, los resultados tardan al menos una semana en llegar.

Please be patient, results take at least a week to arrive.

Seguro que no tardan en arreglarlo.

I'm sure they won't take long to fix it.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

Oh, Ben, tardan una eternidad en hacerlos.

Oh, Ben, they take forever to make.

— The Running Man (2025)

Las galletas tardan un rato en hacerse.

The cookies take a while to bake.