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Are you trying to hit a word count goal of 1,000 words and want to know how long it takes? Even though 1,000 words sounds like a lot to type out, it’s easy to finish within the day when you’re focused. There are a few factors that make your writing speed slow down, but we’ll help you find strategies to speed up the process. Keep reading so you know how long to take for your writing and how you can boost your writing pace.
Things You Should Know
- Writing 1,000 words at an average typing speed takes about 25 minutes or less.
- If you need to do light research for the writing topic, 1,000 words takes about 1–2 hours.
- Give yourself 3–4 hours to write 1,000 words if you need to do heavy research, citations, or editing.
Steps
Average Writing Times
Word Count | Slow (5 wpm) | Average (40 wpm) | Fast (60 wpm) |
---|---|---|---|
100 words | 20 min | 3 min | 2 min |
250 words | 50 min | 6 min | 4 min |
500 words | 1 hr 20 min | 13 min | 8 min |
1,000 words | 3–4 hrs | 25 min | 17 min |
1,500 words | 5 hrs | 38 min | 25 min |
2,000 words | 6 hrs 40 min | 50 min | 33 min |
3,000 words | 10 hrs | 1 hr 15 min | 50 min |
4,000 words | 13 hrs 20 min | 1 hr 40 min | 1 hr 10 min |
5,000 words | 16 hr 40 min | 2 hrs | 1 hr 20 min |
7,500 words | 25 hrs | 3 hrs | 2 hrs |
10,000 words | 33 hrs | 4 hrs | 2 hr 40 min |
20,000 words | 67 hrs | 8 hrs | 5 hrs 30 min |
25,000 words | 83 hrs | 10 hrs | 7 hrs |
30,000 words | 100 hrs | 12 hrs | 8 hrs |
50,000 words | 167 hrs | 21 hrs | 14 hrs |
100,000 words | 333 hrs | 41 hrs | 28 hrs |
References
- ↑ https://www.ramoswriter.com/how-long-does-it-take-to-write-500-words/
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