OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 38822

take one's time

Meanings (ES + gloss)
tomarse su tiempo
To go about something slowly and carefully or at one's own pace.
Take your time — there's no need to rush.
Working with pick, shovel, and wheelbarrow, he took his time over the job, for it was not until May 17, 1816, that it was opened for traffic.
tomarse su tiempo
To take more time to do something than is considered acceptable.
You sure took your time getting here!
Phrases
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