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takes one's sweet time

takes one's sweet time is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 takes one's sweet time

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Takes one's sweet time is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take one's sweet time.

Words near takes one's sweet time in the dictionary

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

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