The phrase 'it will take approximately' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when you need to make a general estimate of the duration of an activity or process. For example, "It will take approximately two hours to finish all the paperwork."
"Regardless of when they're ready, we are ready now on the Cape Ray … After we get the chemicals, we project it will take approximately 60 days for the neutralisation process.
The management have previously indicated that it will take approximately five months from the receipt of the licence to first gas; therefore, gas sales should commence in the fourth quarter.
An assumption is made that it will take approximately 5 min to process a customer's bag.
Usually it will take approximately 15 min of continuous tracking to a reasonable number of satellites to fix new integer ambiguities.
So doing the maths, it will take approximately three years of TalkTalk revenue per customer before CPW breakeven on this deal i.e [(£9.99 x 12months) x 3 = £359].
On average, it will take approximately three years to get the chip from design-win to general availability in the market.
Finally, the authors forecasted when computer science might reach gender parity in faculty hiring at the assistant professor level: It'll take approximately 60 years.
For example, just to even live in space for the journey — it'll take approximately six months to travel one-way to Mars — new ways of sleeping, recycling breathable air and preserving foods and drink would likely have to be developed.
It is anticipated that this will take approximately 100 hours.
Managing director Pat Tatton said: "It is a colossal job - it was literally falling down and will take approximately 18 months to restore.
It is anticipated that the interviews will take approximately 30 min.
