Why does my washine machine take ages to open the door after it finishes?

Assuming you have a front loader, check the strainer underneath, behind the front panel.

Clogged strainers hold water longer and the machine won't open till the level goes down.

You need to remove or open the front panel with the machine off and already drained.

Get some towels and a small bucket just in case.

You should be able to turn the tabs about 1/4 turn counter clockwise to release it then slowly pull the strainer out.Have towels on the floor underneath and the bucket under the strainer too.

You probably will find a lot of junk in there, sometimes jewelry, coins, etc too.

Wash the strainer out and reassemble.

Make sure you know how to turn the water off to the washer too, just in case.

Another item might be the water level sensor - line could be clogged with soap residue. You need a repairman to diagnose and fix it.

I am lucky - I have an old top loader. NO PROBLEMS.

Just set the load switch to one load size smaller than the load I put in. Saves water that way and less hassles.

Because some unibrow mutant lost a hand when they opened up the washer while the agitator was still spinning.

Because of those law suits, all washers wait until the agitator is completely stopped

and the timer has moved on

We got our washer switch lock for the door replaced. Had a repair guy in, didn’t cost much.

Are you using heated dry?  I no longer do - waste of electricity, when you can just open the dishwasher as soon as it stops after cleaning, and the hotbdishes dry themselves.  No more long waits.

remove or disable the door latch.

it doesn't as it takes as long as it needs to spin down for your safety you are just impatient because there are other things you want to be doing...

N.Shadows

you need to prevent it from locking...this means breaking or bending the hook