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took one's sweet little time

took one's sweet little time is the simple past of take one's sweet little time.

Meaning of take one's sweet little time

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To take a very long time; to be too slow or leisurely in getting something done.

Questions about took one's sweet little time

What is took one's sweet little time the simple past of?
Took one's sweet little time is the simple past of take one's sweet little time.

Words near took one's sweet little time in the dictionary

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

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