take time
idiom
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."
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Such an action would take time, which Democrats are lacking as November ticks closer.
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Investigations take time to establish defensible arrests.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Getting them back online, or drilling new wells, will take time.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 6 July 2024
Instead, take time to explore what life looks like on the other side of this change.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2024
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Investigations take time to establish defensible arrests.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Getting them back online, or drilling new wells, will take time.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 6 July 2024
Instead, take time to explore what life looks like on the other side of this change.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2024
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“Take time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20time. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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