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bastante tiempo

quite a while

→ bastante
phrase Uncommon #18,985
quite a while Can also mean "enough time" or "plenty of time," depending on context.
SP: Hace bastante tiempo que no hablamos.
EN: It’s been quite a while since we talked.

Ellos tuvieron bastante tiempo.

They had plenty of time.

Me tomó bastante tiempo, pero finalmente logré convencerlo.

It took me quite a while, but I finally managed to convince him.

Bastante tiempo.

Quite a while.

— Caza en la noche (2019)

Tienes bastante tiempo.

You have plenty of time.

Ahora que Tom está desempleado, tiene bastante tiempo libre.

Now that Tom is unemployed, he has plenty of free time.

Ya he perdido bastante tiempo con esta tontería.

I've already wasted enough time on this nonsense.

— La vida de los otros (2006)

Él es pintor, llevan aquí bastante tiempo.

He is a painter, they have been here for quite some time.

— Locuras de verano (1955)

Tom lleva bastante tiempo sin cantar con nuestra banda.

Tom hasn't sung with our band in quite some time.

Su hermano lleva desaparecido bastante tiempo.

Her brother has been missing for quite some time.

Ellas tuvieron bastante tiempo.

They had plenty of time.

Le tomó bastante tiempo.

It took him quite a while.

— La ciudad de las estrellas (La La Land) (2016)

Quiere decir que no he venido a misa en bastante tiempo.

It means I haven't been to mass in quite some time.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Tom tiene bastante tiempo.

Tom has plenty of time.