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for how long vs how long for

Both 'for how long' and 'how long for' are correct, commonly used phrases in English. They are interchangeable and can be used to inquire about the duration of an action or event.

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Last updated: December 19, 2024 • 9037 views

for how long

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to inquire about the duration of an action or event.

This phrase is used to ask about the length of time something will last or has lasted. It is a common and natural way to inquire about duration.

Examples:

For how long have you been studying English?
I wonder for how long the concert will last.
Can you tell me for how long the meeting will take?
For how long will the exhibition be open?
She asked for how long the movie would be.

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Last updated: November 21, 2024

May 27, 2015 ... "It takes" thirty minutes. I know the correct way to ask should be How long does it take. Can I say How long :eek: or For how long?
For how long to keep closed won deals on the pipeline?? SOLVE. Hi All,. Similar questions were asked on this forum, but I am still not sure on what ...
Mar 17, 2024 ... 15 votes, 29 comments. Hey, a newbie here. I am curious for how long do people stick to goodnotes. Also looking for things to do with it (i ...
Mar 13, 2021 ... "How long would he have to live here?" is certainly more common than "For how long would he have have to live here?" However, "For how many ...
Apr 26, 2024 ... For how long PowerApps will be supported? Discussion. I'm working on a project, we're preparing the second phase. And the client had some ...
Apr 26, 2024 ... For how long will Windows 7 be supported? ; Nancy · Nancy. Dropbox Staff ; aappel_esq. Explorer | Level 4 ; Jay · Jay. Dropbox Staff ; aappel_esq.
Feb 4, 2011 ... The Corpus of Contemporary American English has only one occurrence of “For how long have you been”, but many occurrences of “how long have ...
Apr 26, 2024 ... For how long will Windows 7 be supported? I'm thinking about paying for a Dropbox plan because the Google Drive app recently stopped working ...
May 1, 2023 ... only searched. Question now is... for how long? 1 person found this reply ...
Sep 18, 2018 ... Solved: Hello, I'd like to know if i create an issue on September 1st, 2018, will it be available in 2028, 2038.... 2108? For how long an ...

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How long for

how long for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to inquire about the duration of an action or event.

This phrase is used to ask about the length of time something will last or has lasted. It is a common and natural way to inquire about duration.

Examples:

How long for have you been studying English?
I wonder how long for the concert will last.
Can you tell me how long for the meeting will take?
How long for will the exhibition be open?
She asked how long for the movie would be.

Show examples from the web [+]
Last updated: November 21, 2024

Aug 24, 2022 ... How long for dashboard?? Solved. Options. Subscribe to RSS Feed; Mark ... How long for dashboard?? Hi all,. I'm relativly new to Meraki ...
How long for sync to take effect? Feedback · Edward1944 July 29, 2022, 2:52pm 1. Hello, all. I've returned to Brave (1.41.100), and installed it on my ...
Aug 4, 2023 ... How long for results? How long has it been taking for you to get your results? Just took my exam through PearsonVUE and was wondering. Upvote
Mar 18, 2011 ... How long for the 2 deposits to show - really? farrant69. Contributor. Options. Mark as New; Bookmark; Subscribe; Mute ...
Apr 28, 2024 ... How long for lambs to become sheep? Question. I am planning to run a mega sheep farm to export. I have 67 sheep set to start selling at 70 ...
Feb 2, 2024 ... how long for sending domain to verify · 9 months ago. 2 February 2024 · 10 replies · 434 views ...
How long for an order to show up in submissions? 0. Started by Cicnews4you, July 20, 2023. 11 posts in this topic. Cicnews4you · Posted July 20, 2023 ...
Dec 16, 2021 ... How long for storage quota to update? How to Use GitLab Self-managed · lfs · johnomotani December 16, 2021, 12:54pm 1. How long does it take for ...
How long for a backup? My Cloud OS 3 Personal & Network Attached Storage My Cloud EX Series · david_faulkner July 10, 2017, 5:44pm 1. I have a 6Tb ...
Mar 16, 2016 ... How long for your first sale? How long for your first sale? katemugs. By katemugs. March 16, 2016 in Stock photography discussion and ...

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