Why do yeasts take longer to grow than bacteria?
Some bacteria can grow very rapidly, but others will grow very slowly. So in some cases, yes, bacteria will grow faster. But bacteria such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (the bacterium that causes TB) actually grow extremely slowly, and it will take up to six weeks before they start to show up on a petri dish. Another answer would be that yeast is an eukaryote, and that dividing the eukaryotic cell (with all its organelles and the much larger chromosome) would take more time that the smaller bacterial cell. Hope that is what you were looking for!
