Is this Considered Chronic/Tolerance Build UP

[gloriashere]

What exactly constitutes chronic use when it comes to tolerance. Tonight my friend tried smoking and didn't feel anything. But this was after five days of on and off smoking, 8 hours of sleep, and many purchases for more stuff. Then with a 12 hours break from the end.....slept for four hours, went to work and tried smoking again. Does tolerance build up that fast? If so, how long of a period of time do people wait for tolerance to lower again