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To go about something slowly and carefully or at one's own pace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Examples
- Take your time — there's no need to rush.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To take more time to do something than is considered acceptable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Examples
- You sure took your time getting here!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
prendre el seu temps
— go about something slowly and carefully
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Chinese Mandarin:
不着急
— go about something slowly and carefully
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Chinese Mandarin:
慢慢来
— go about something slowly and carefully
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Dutch:
de tijd nemen
— go about something slowly and carefully
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Estonian:
mitte kiirustama
— go about something slowly and carefully
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Finnish:
tehdä rauhassa
— go about something slowly and carefully
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French:
prendre son temps
— go about something slowly and carefully
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German:
langsam angehen
— go about something slowly and carefully
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German:
sich Zeit lassen
— go about something slowly and carefully
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Hungarian:
nem kell kapkodnia
— go about something slowly and carefully
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Hungarian:
ráérünk
— go about something slowly and carefully
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Irish:
glac am
— go about something slowly and carefully
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Irish:
tóg am
— go about something slowly and carefully
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Italian:
con comodo
— go about something slowly and carefully
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Italian:
prendersela comoda
— go about something slowly and carefully
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Polish:
nie śpieszyć się
— go about something slowly and carefully
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Scottish Gaelic:
gabh ùine
— go about something slowly and carefully
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Spanish:
tomarse su tiempo
— go about something slowly and carefully
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Estonian:
mitte kiirustama
— take more time to do something than is considered acceptable
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French:
prendre son temps
— take more time to do something than is considered acceptable
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Hungarian:
nem kapkodja el
— take more time to do something than is considered acceptable
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Italian:
prendersela comoda
— take more time to do something than is considered acceptable
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Polish:
marudzić
— take more time to do something than is considered acceptable
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Scottish Gaelic:
gabh ùine
— take more time to do something than is considered acceptable
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Spanish:
tomarse su tiempo
— take more time to do something than is considered acceptable