How to Use take time in a Sentence

take time

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• There’s all of these things and those things take time.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
• All of these policies will, of course, take time to bear fruit.
  — A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
• But, at the end of the day, there’s still this pain, this scar that in our soul that will take time to heal.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
• The options are sparse right now, but these things take time.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024
• The same goes for tax cuts, which will take time to get through Congress.
  — Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
• Any lessons from this tragedy will take time to surface.
  — Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
• And so that’s going to take time to figure out who’s the new you in that system.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• Another part of the growth plan is more grass roots, which Mehta said will take time.
  — Schuyler Dixon, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
• Biden should call on Trump to take time to recover from the attempt on his life.
  — Julie Garel, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2024
• Instead, take time to explore what life looks like on the other side of this change.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2024
• Instead, take time to explore what life looks like on the other side of this change.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
• Instead, take time to explore what life looks like on the other side of this change.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2024
• The finish can take a beating, so take time every few months to touch up here and there.
  — Kenzi Wilbur, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2024
• This recipe will take time to work, but the results will be more sustainable.
  — Bruno Binetti, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2023
• Convincing her to leave Watts would take time, but that visit was the first step.
  — Cindy Chang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
• Jones would even take time out of her schedule to do Anderson’s hair at the last minute.
  — Williesha Morris | [e-mail], al, 14 Sep. 2023
• Keep in Mind The couch cushions are initially on the firmer side and do take time to soften up.
  — Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2023
• Let this be your sign to take time off from work, or to remove yourself from the public eye.
  — Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 28 July 2025
• Some take time off from work or work from home in order to be there for the birthing parent and newborn.
  — Susan Adcox, Parents, 31 July 2024
• And when summer ends, take time to scrub these things before putting them away to keep them in good shape for next year.
  — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2023
• In all, Lindy returns to the notion that the Tigers are bound to improve in 2023, but the program’s rebuild will take time.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 8 July 2023
• Learning to optimize growth of a new virus can take time.
  — Damian Garde, STAT, 26 Feb. 2024
• These outbreaks take time to resolve and for the impact to filter through all parts of the supply chain.
  — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
• Those unable to take time off work have less time to prepare before a storm hits.
  — Seyward Darby, Longreads, 30 Mar. 2023
• The only problem is that even those take time and a bit of planning to execute.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
• Don’t try to get moving in a hurry and take time to slow down for a stoplight.
  — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
• They are not allowed to take time off to access services.
  — Majirata Latela, The Dial, 22 Jan. 2026
• Even among those who did take time off, many used only a fraction of what they were entitled to.
  — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
• But bills take time, the language in them can change and there is no guarantee any of the bills will become law.
  — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 21 Jan. 2026
• On the other hand, large companies could take time to adopt new workflows.
  — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026