What does 経つ mean with 結構?


I just saw this phrase in a book I bought.

> 結構経ちました

This sounds vague to me. I also couldn't find a definition on a dictionary.

I've found this example though there are also others.
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Does this phrase literally mean "time passed well"? Does that just mean the
speaker had fun?




In your example,

> わしたショップも出来て結構経ちました

it’s “ **Quite a bit of time has passed** since わしたショップ opened here
(too/even).” — or even technically it could be “ **Quite a bit of time has
passed** (since I was last here), with even わしたショップ opening.” (The scoping of
the adverbial clause is a little ambiguous.)




In your example,

> わしたショップも出来て結構経ちました

it’s “ **Quite a bit of time has passed** since わしたショップ opened here
(too/even).” — or even technically it could be “ **Quite a bit of time has
passed** (since I was last here), with even わしたショップ opening.” (The scoping of
the adverbial clause is a little ambiguous.)

