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The phrase "takes multiple hours" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing a task or activity that requires several hours to complete.
Example: "The project is quite complex and takes multiple hours to finish properly."
Alternatives: "requires several hours" or "takes several hours.".
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During our experiments on keypress logging, we observe that the profiling phase of the cache template attacks takes multiple hours to execute and also renders the system unusable due to the continuous stream of keypresses.
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The New Republic's Ryan Lizza, however, argues that the president's primary failings in this incident — "obliviousness" and "[b]eing out of the loop" ("it took multiple phone calls and several hours for Bush to find out that his vice president almost killed a man") — are quite literally the same flaws that led his administration to fall down in other areas.
The party stretched on for hours, and everybody took multiple turns in the middle.
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He now has to take multiple medications.
Kyle Maichle took multiple photos at the scene.
Take multiple perspectives.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com