J joham Key Member Joined Oct 30, 2007 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Mar 15, 2014 #1 I would think the sentence 'It won't take long until I graduate' is good English though before is more commonly used. Am I right?
I would think the sentence 'It won't take long until I graduate' is good English though before is more commonly used. Am I right?
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Mar 15, 2014 #2 joham said: I would think the sentence 'It won't take long until I graduate' is good English though before is more commonly used. Am I right? Click to expand... "It won't be long until I graduate" is absolutely fine. So is "It won't be long before I graduate".
joham said: I would think the sentence 'It won't take long until I graduate' is good English though before is more commonly used. Am I right? Click to expand... "It won't be long until I graduate" is absolutely fine. So is "It won't be long before I graduate".
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 15, 2014 #3 You could say "It won't take long for me to graduate".