| 100% | AGES | 4 | "That is going to take ___!" (a really long time) |
| 67% | LINGERING | 9 | Taking a long time to go |
| 59% | AFRO | 4 | Hairdo that may take a long time to grow |
| 59% | LOB | 3 | Tennis shot that takes a long time to land |
| 58% | LOB | 3 | Tennis shot that takes a long time to hit the court |
| 55% | AGO | 3 | "But that was a long time ___ ..." |
| 55% | IFEELSOOLD | 10 | "God, that was a long time ago" |
| 55% | IFEELOLD | 8 | "Gosh, that was a long time ago" |
| 54% | AGENTS | 6 | Brokers take a long time to get book |
| 53% | STOPWATCH | 9 | Timer to measure how long a sprint takes |
| 52% | AGES | 4 | A really long time |
| 52% | EONS | 4 | A really long time |
| 52% | AEON | 4 | A really long time |
| 52% | EON | 3 | A really long time |
| 52% | DEADLINE | 8 | Time that a project has to be finished by |
| 50% | NOVELLA | 7 | A short book that's too long to be a short story |
| 50% | DOSE | 4 | Measure of medicine to be taken at a designated time |
| 50% | STRAY | 5 | Dog or cat that might be taken to a shelter |
| 50% | ROME | 4 | City that took more than a day to be built |
| 50% | EPIC | 4 | To be remembered for a very long time |
| 50% | BABY | 4 | Justin Bieber hit that was the most-watched video on YouTube for a long time |
| 50% | DELOREAN | 8 | DMC ___, car model that was modified into a time machine in "Back to the Future" |
| 50% | LETSROLL | 8 | "Time to go," and a phrase that could be uttered by a 15-, a 21-, a 32-, or a 48-Across? |
| 49% | EON | 3 | Time it takes to get to a human being when calling tech support, seemingly |
| 49% | ETD | 3 | Time when a flight is expected to take off: Abbr. |
| 49% | ACT | 3 | "That's going to be a tough ___ to follow!" |
| 49% | SEE | 3 | "I told you that was going to happen" |
| 48% | AGO | 3 | "That was a long time __..." |
| 48% | AGO | 3 | "That was a long time ___..." |
| 48% | AGO | 3 | "That was a long time ___" |