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taken one's time

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

Meaning of take one's time

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To go about something slowly and carefully or at one's own pace.
    • Take your time — there's no need to rush.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To take more time to do something than is considered acceptable.
    • You sure took your time getting here!
    Synonyms:
    dawdle, take too long, tarry

Questions about taken one's time

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

Words near taken one's time in the dictionary

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

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