No. 14,061 in Spanish
tardar
To take time or to be late.
In a sentence
El tren suele tardar 30 minutos en llegar.
The train usually takes 30 minutes to arrive.
The word 'tardar' here indicates the amount of time needed by the train to perform its action of arriving.
No quiero tardar mucho en responder a este correo.
I don't want to take long to reply to this email.
In this sentence, 'tardar' is used to denote the user's aspired minimum time frame required to complete the action of replying to an email.
¿Cuánto vas a tardar en terminar el proyecto?
How long will you take to finish the project?
Here, 'tardar' is applied to inquire about the estimated time needed by the person to complete the action of finishing the project.
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