take time

phrase

1

: to need or require time to happen or be done

You have to be patient. Things like this take time.

It may take some time for the medication to wear off.

The meeting won't take too much time.

This job is easy and will take no time at all.

2

or take the time : to use an amount of time in order to do something important

They never took the time to get to know her.

I took some time to think about it, and my answer is still "no."

Examples of take time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Robots are not yet as efficient as humans, and take time to learn new skills, creating a bottleneck for the industry, Unitree’s founder Wang Xingxing said, addressing the conference one day after his company’s 460% IPO-day surge. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Caterpillar, Hyundai, and Komatsu are all developing their own simulators for training and eventual remote operation, but these remain largely based on traditional joystick controllers that still take time to learn. — New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026

This is an ongoing investigation and any other details relating to this incident will take time to investigate. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Even with two race-winning drivers in Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas, both bringing experience from recent F1 title-winning teams at Red Bull and Mercedes, respectively, finding success would take time. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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