It took a while for his eyes to adjust to the dimness.

过了好一阵他的眼睛才适应了这昏暗的地方。

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Sure, it took a while for things to change.

诚然，事情改变需要时间。

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It took a while, but Google has made its big move as a local shopping inventory gatekeeper.

做一个本地购物的门户这个举措，Google还是话了一些时间。

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But secretly hidden, I think it's kind of been set up just so that I can meet her, and we met and it took a while.

但说句老实话，我觉得我们是被刻意安排好见面的，然后我们的确见到了对方，但真正产生感情仍花了一段时间。

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After we took some from these guys, we decided that it is OK to go a few months in cash flow negative while... But very barely cash flow.

当风险投资资金到位之后，有几个月现金流出现负值也可以接受,但其实没有什么现金流。

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If it took you a while to digest it, I ask you to think harder.

如果你还要看一会儿才能领会,你就得好好努力了

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It took a while to sink in, but this week the damage came fast and furiously.

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