How long is the Duolingo English Test?

The test is computer-adaptive. The number of questions changes with the grading engine's confidence in your score, so two people can see a different number of items (help centre). Each question type has its own timer; the full list is in our Duolingo English Test pattern guide.

The test runs in full-screen mode for its whole length. If you leave full screen, the test is cancelled, you start again from the beginning, and it uses one of the attempts on your credit (help centre). A credit gives you three attempts to complete and upload the test, and every start counts as an attempt (help centre).

So choose a time when no one will interrupt you, and set up the room first: the Duolingo English Test rules cover the room, headphones and devices, and the ID requirements cover what to show the camera. Results then take about 2 days (Duolingo); see Duolingo English Test results time.

Rules change. Check the test owner's own page before you book or sit the test. This guide is general information, not official advice from the test owner.