Phrase guide

too long; didn't read

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to indicate that one did not read a (long) text, or to introduce a short summary of a text perceived as overly long.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 太長不看 /太长不看 (tàicháng bùkàn) — too long didn't read
  • Finnish: liian pitkä, en jaksa lukea — too long didn't read
  • Finnish: en jaksanut lukea viestiäsi — too long didn't read
  • Finnish: lyhyesti — too long didn't read
  • Georgian: ზედმეტად გრძელი, არ წამიკითხავს (zedmeṭad grʒeli, ar c̣amiḳitxavs) — too long didn't read
  • German: zu lang; nicht gelesen — too long didn't read
  • Hungarian: túl hosszú, nem olvastam el — too long didn't read
  • Romanian: prea lung, n-am citit — too long didn't read