About 15 minutes until full

[kadioguy]

I am charging my phone, and the screen reads "About 15 minutes until full".

How can I rewrite it as a full sentence? Can I say this:

The battery takes about 15 minutes to charge until full.

What do you think?

 

[emsr2d2]

I don't think so, no. Your longer sentence suggests that it takes only 15 minutes for your phone to become fully charged, every time you plug it in, regardless of how low the battery is when you start.

The message that appears on your screen means "There are about 15 minutes to go until the battery is full". It's giving you a helpful idea of how long you're going to have to wait.

Does it ever have any other message? Does it ever say "About 30 minutes until full" or "About 5 minutes until full"?

 

[kadioguy]

Does it ever have any other message? Does it ever say "About 30 minutes until full" or "About 5 minutes until full"?

Yes, while the phone is being charged, it says "About (X hours) X minutes until full". "X" will reduce. For example,

"About 2 hours 10 minutes until full"
"About 1 hour 05 minutes until full"
"About 45 minutes until full"
"About 5 minutes until full"

The message that appears on your screen means "There are about 15 minutes to go until the battery is full". It's giving you a helpful idea of how long you're going to have to wait.

So should I take "About (X hours) X minutes until full" to mean the full sentence "There are about (X hours) X minutes to go until the battery is full"?

 

[emsr2d2]

should I take "About (X hours) X minutes until full" to mean the full sentence "There are about (X hours) X minutes to go until the battery is full"?

Yes.