Monday, May 6, 2019

grammaticality - "How much time" versus "how long"


Scenario: You're calling the taxi to come pick you up. The taxi driver says he can come pick you up soon.



You: How long will it take you to get here?



Taxi driver: It'll take me about about 20 minutes.



My question: can you ask instead "How much time do have before you (can) get here?". Is that idiomatic?


I would greatly appreciate sharing other ways of asking the question!




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