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take one's time

time
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tahym]
    • /teɪk wʌnz taɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tahym]
    • /teɪk wʌnz taɪm/

Definitions of take one's time words

  • noun take one's time the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another. 1
  • noun take one's time duration regarded as belonging to the present life as distinct from the life to come or from eternity; finite duration. 1
  • noun take one's time (sometimes initial capital letter) a system or method of measuring or reckoning the passage of time: mean time; apparent time; Greenwich Time. 1
  • noun take one's time a limited period or interval, as between two successive events: a long time. 1
  • noun take one's time a particular period considered as distinct from other periods: Youth is the best time of life. 1
  • noun take one's time Often, times. a period in the history of the world, or contemporary with the life or activities of a notable person: prehistoric times; in Lincoln's time. the period or era now or previously present: a sign of the times; How times have changed! a period considered with reference to its events or prevailing conditions, tendencies, ideas, etc.: hard times; a time of war. 1
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Origin of take one's time

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English tīma; cognate with Old Norse tīmi; (verb) Middle English timen to arrange a time, derivative of the noun; akin to tide1

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Parts of speech for Take one's time

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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take one's time popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for take one's time

verb take one's time

  • beat around the bush — to talk around a subject without getting to the point
  • breathe easy — to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
  • cool off — If someone or something cools off, or if you cool them off, they become cooler after having been hot.
  • drag one's feet — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
  • ease off — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
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