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take one's time

Definitions

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  • verb intransitive, idiomatic To go about something slowly and carefully.
  • verb intransitive, idiomatic To take more time to do something than is considered acceptable.

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synonyms (5)

Words with the same meaning

  1. dawdle
  2. long
  3. take
  4. tarry
  5. too

cross-references (2)

Cross-references

  1. take someone's time
  2. take time

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