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took one's time

took one's time is the simple past 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 took one's time

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

Words near took one's time in the dictionary

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

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