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In this sentence, het works a lot like English it in It is probably longer...
It may refer to something understood from context, such as:
- a trip
- a route
- a delay
- the travel time
But Dutch also often uses het as a general placeholder subject, just as English does with it.
Waarschijnlijk means probably.
Its position here is very normal:
- Het is waarschijnlijk langer
In Dutch main clauses, an adverb like waarschijnlijk often comes after the finite verb and before the adjective or other main information.
You could also say:
- Waarschijnlijk is het langer
That version is also correct, but it shifts the emphasis slightly toward probably.