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What is the difference between it's been a long time and it's been a while ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between it's been a long time and it's been a while ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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They mean the same but
“a long time” is used for the period longer than “a while”.
you didn’t see someone for a long time (ie., 2 years) vs. a while (2 months)
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