take one's time

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

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

  • take one's time — verb a) To go about something slowly and carefully. Take your time mdash; theres no need to rush. b) To take more time to do something than is considered acceptable. You took your time getting here! Syn: dawdle …   Wiktionary

  • 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

  • take one's time — not to hurry, do something at a comfortable pace …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Take One (album) — Take One Demo album by Adam Lambert Released November 17, 2009 ( …   Wikipedia

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