How long does Lion install take?

It's now been one hour and 17 minutes since my MBP restarted and nothing has happened. I read on a couple different sites that it should only take about 20 minutes, and maybe I'm just jumping the gun here but it seems like it's taking too long.
Any suggestions what I should do from here?

Are you doing a clean install or upgrading? My install took about 30–40 minutes on an iMac8,1 using the standard upgrade install. Just let it run, even overnight if necessary—if it's not done by then, it won't ever finish and you might as well restart and hope for the best. Keep your SL discs handy.

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