take time

idiom

: to need or require time to happen or be done

You have to be patient. Things like this take time.

It may take some time for the medication to wear off.

The meeting won't take too much time.

This job is easy and will take no time at all.

or take the time : to use an amount of time in order to do something important

They never took the time to get to know her.

I took some time to think about it, and my answer is still "no."

Examples of take time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Instead, take time to explore what life looks like on the other side of this change. —

Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2024 Physical and emotional recovery will also take time. —

Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 June 2024 At Moschino, training used to require staff to take time away from customers and sit at a computer for time-consuming training sessions, demos and exercises. —

Adriana Lee, WWD, 25 June 2024 The father has had to take time off work to accompany his wife and children on appointments and errands. —

Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for take time

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