MacBook Pro 13 - slow start-up

I have had my MacBook Pro for about 6 months and I've been noticing that it is sometimes very slow to start up, even when it wasn't shut down and was just in sleep mode.  The gray screen appears for about 30 seconds, and once it disappears, everything is frozen on my screen for about another 20 seconds.
I don't think it's normal for it to take close to a minute for my laptop to "wake up" after being in sleep mode.  Any ideas?

Hey,
I am having the same problem but mine is an early 2011 edition. Does shutting down the laptop regularly helps ? I don't usually shut it down. Maybe once every 3-4 months.

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