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  1. Walking back home is gonna take longer than I presumed
  2. Walking back home is gonna take shorter than I presumed

I'm a bit confused here, is sentence #2 valid?
It certainly doesn't sound right.

If sentence #2 is invalid, how could i rephrase it?

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  • Walking back home is gonna take longer than I thought – that's how I'd probably say it.
    – J.R. ♦
    Commented Apr 11, 2014 at 1:46

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The sentence #2 is not what is the plain opposite of sentence #1. Not only that I'm afraid to say there is no direct opposite of "take longer" as in sentence no #1 - or anything I am aware of, that is. And hence, sentence no #2 is not correct.

You could say

Walking back home wont take as long as you expected.

Walking back home will be quicker than you expected

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  • ...is gonna take less time... also
    – Merk
    Commented Apr 11, 2014 at 3:12

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