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taken one's sweet time

taken one's sweet time is the past participle of take one's sweet time.

Meaning of take one's sweet time

Verb

take one's sweet time (third-person singular simple present takes one's sweet time, present participle taking one's sweet time, simple past took one's sweet time, past participle taken one's sweet time)

  1. (colloquial) To take a very long time; to be too slow or leisurely in getting something done.
    • It had been almost a year since Brother Steve had left, and they'd been stuck with one substitute after another while the bishop took his sweet time finding a permanent replacement. Lindsay just hoped the wait would be worth it.2012, Patsy Caldwell, Amy Lyles Wilson, You Be Sweet: Sharing Your Heart One Down-Home Dessert at a Time
  2. (Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) To waste one's own time.

Questions about taken one's sweet time

What is taken one's sweet time the past participle of?
Taken one's sweet time is the past participle of take one's sweet time.

Words near taken one's sweet time in the dictionary

  1. taken one's pick
  2. taken one's place
  3. taken one's rise
  4. taken one's seat
  5. taken one's sweet little time
  6. taken one's sweet time
  7. taken one's time
  8. taken one's turn
  9. taken oneself up by one's own ears
  10. taken orders
  11. taken out

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