took (time)
El punto es que tardó un poco en conseguir el dinero.
The point is that it took him a while to get the money.
— Tren bala (2022)
It didn’t take long.
Ella tardó mucho tiempo en escoger un sombrero.
It took her a long time to choose a hat.
¡Otros seis meses, además del año extra que ya se tardó!
Another six months, on top of the extra year it already took!
Tardó varias semanas para recuperarse del choque.
It took him several weeks to recover from the crash.