he has been there too long vs he has been there for too long

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'He has been there too long' is used to express that the duration of time spent there is excessive, while 'He has been there for too long' is used to indicate that the duration has exceeded an expected or appropriate limit.

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he has been there too long

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate that the duration of time spent there is excessive.

This phrase is used to express that someone has spent an excessive amount of time in a particular place.

Examples:

He has been waiting in line too long.
She has been studying too long without a break.

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The woman simply hung around too long.
Joseph the Amazing Technicolor Dreamboat was too long.
People live too long these days.
House has stood empty too long.
Data retention period is far too long.
Congressional recognition has been frozen for too long.
Seven years is too long a period for transitional provisions.
Three years is too long a period between inspections.
I think 20 years is definitely too long.
Trade liberalization has been stalled for too long.
He gets discouraged when things take too long.
Croatia's accession has already been delayed too long.
Waiting lists are now too long.
America has ignored Chinese suffering for too long.
It seems too long... it is too long, since I had the pleasure of speaking to you.
It's been too long, too long.
I know that I was too long, but you can never be too long when you are talking about children's rights.
Men who've been good too long, long to wallow in the mud.
This matter has preoccupied us for a long time, too long in my opinion.
Too long, and not long enough.

Alternatives:

He has been there for an excessive amount of time.
He has been there an unreasonable amount of time.

he has been there for too long

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate that the duration has exceeded an expected or appropriate limit.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone has spent more time in a particular place than is considered appropriate or expected.

Examples:

He has been waiting in line for too long.
She has been in the meeting for too long.

Show examples from the web [+]

The woman simply hung around too long.
Joseph the Amazing Technicolor Dreamboat was too long.
People live too long these days.
House has stood empty too long.
Data retention period is far too long.
Congressional recognition has been frozen for too long.
Seven years is too long a period for transitional provisions.
Three years is too long a period between inspections.
I think 20 years is definitely too long.
Trade liberalization has been stalled for too long.
He gets discouraged when things take too long.
Croatia's accession has already been delayed too long.
Waiting lists are now too long.
America has ignored Chinese suffering for too long.
It seems too long... it is too long, since I had the pleasure of speaking to you.
It's been too long, too long.
I know that I was too long, but you can never be too long when you are talking about children's rights.
Men who've been good too long, long to wallow in the mud.
This matter has preoccupied us for a long time, too long in my opinion.
Too long, and not long enough.

Alternatives:

He has been there longer than necessary.
He has overstayed his welcome there.

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he has been there too long vs he has been there for too long