“When you factor in the time it takes to travel to and from the airport, it's almost a 24-hour trip.”

You often have to fly from Korea to the east coast of the U.S. for work. The flight is very long. You're complaining about how long it is to a colleague.

When you factor in the time it takes to travel to and from the airport, it's almost a 24-hour trip.

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“It took forever to go through customs.”

You arrive at a client's office on an international business trip. You're making small talk about your flight there. You say:

It took forever to go through customs.

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“Can you squeeze one more in there?”

You're going on a vacation with two of your friends. You're riding in your friend's car. He's putting suitcases in the trunk of his car, but there doesn't seem to be enough space. You're not sure if your suitcase will fit in there with all the others. You ask:

Can you squeeze one more in there?

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“I wouldn't sign up for a tour unless it was somewhere that's really hard to get around in as a foreigner.”

Your friend is going on a trip to Italy and has signed up for a guided tour. Now you're each discussing your thoughts about tours. You say:

I wouldn't sign up for a tour unless it was somewhere that's really hard to get around in as a foreigner.

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“I just barely made it back in time to return the car.”

You rented a car. You were supposed to return the car by 6:00 pm on Sunday. You returned it at 5:50. Now you're talking to your friend who asked about your trip. You say:

I just barely made it back in time to return the car.

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“I did it in under seven hours.”

You took a long car trip to another city. Now you're talking about the trip to a friend who's been to that city before. She asks if it took you 8 hours to get there, because that's how long it took her when she went. You answer:

I did it in under seven hours.

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“We took turns driving, so it wasn't that bad.”

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You and a friend are visiting your hometown, which is far away from where you live now. You drove there, and it took 11 hours. Someone asks you how long the drive was, and you tell them. They think it seems like a really long drive, but you didn't mind it. You say:

We took turns driving, so it wasn't that bad.

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“It's an 8-hour drive, so we should leave here by nine o'clock.”

You're going on a long car trip with your friend. You're making plans for the trip with your friend, and you want to tell him what time you should leave. You say:

It's an eight-hour drive, so we should leave here by nine o'clock.

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