take one's time

take one's time
a) To go about something slowly and carefully.

Take your time — theres no need to rush.

b) To take more time to do something than is considered acceptable.

You took your time getting here!


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  • take one's time — {v. phr.} To avoid haste; act in an unhurried way. * /He liked to take his time over breakfast./ * /It is better to take your time at this job than to hurry and make mistakes./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take one's time — {v. phr.} To avoid haste; act in an unhurried way. * /He liked to take his time over breakfast./ * /It is better to take your time at this job than to hurry and make mistakes./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take one's time — ► take one s time not hurry. Main Entry: ↑take …   English terms dictionary

  • take one's time — GO SLOWLY, dally, dawdle, delay, linger, drag one s feet, waste time, kill time; informal dilly dally; archaic tarry. → take * * * phrasal or take one s own time : to be leisurely about doing something * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • take one's time — idi take one s time, to act without hurry …   From formal English to slang

  • take one's time — if the place were on fire, Mark would still take his time Syn: go slowly, dally, dawdle, delay, linger, drag one s feet, waste time, kill time; informal dilly dally, lollygag; archaic tarry …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • take\ one's\ time — v. phr. To avoid haste; act in an unhurried way. He liked to take his time over breakfast. It is better to take your time at this job than to hurry and make mistakes …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take one's time — not hurry. → take …   English new terms dictionary

  • take one's time — do something without hurrying He took his time in returning the book he had borrowed …   Idioms and examples

  • take one's time — phrasal to be leisurely about doing something …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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