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What is the difference between How long is it going to take? and How long will it take? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between How long is it going to take? and How long will it take? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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3 Dec 2022
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@Psy_Duck
Both phrases are very similar, going to is if you have something planned while will is it will happen in the future. Will is more formal and not rude as how long is it going to take.
example: you're waiting in your house and you're ready to leave and your mom is still not ready and you say how long is this going to take.
You're about to go out and your friend asks if you want to go to the mall and you say how long will it take?
Hope that helps! Good luck!


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@Psy_Duck
Both phrases are very similar, going to is if you have something planned while will is it will happen in the future. Will is more formal and not rude as how long is it going to take.
example: you're waiting in your house and you're ready to leave and your mom is still not ready and you say how long is this going to take.
You're about to go out and your friend asks if you want to go to the mall and you say how long will it take?
Hope that helps! Good luck!


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@Psy_Duck in casual speech yes, but they technically mean slightly different things. https://languagetool.org/insights/post/will-vs-...
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