It's Been Ages

It’s Been Ages

to find out,

If you’re speaking American English

and you see an old friend or a colleague

you haven’t seen in a while,you can say:

It’s been ages since we’ve talked.

What does this mean ?

To find out,let’s listen to an actual conversation.

How are you, I haven’t seen you for a few years!

I’m doing great!

It’s been ages since we’ve talked, hasn’t it?

It’s been a long time, that’s for sure.

In American English, “It’s been ages” is another way of saying

It’s been a long time or a long time has passed since you seen each other, you may remembered the word ages being used to talk about different periods of history

like the ice age

or the stone age

or the bronze age.

saying It’s been ages

uses exaggeration

by saying it’s been many of those long stretches of time since something has happened.

And that’s English in a Minute!