Synonyms of taking one's time

taking one's time

phrase

present participle of take one's time

as in delaying

to move or act slowly

The students were advised to take their time on the test and not to rush.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delaying
• lingering
• dragging
• crawling
• poking
• falling behind
• hanging fire
• marking time
• dropping behind
• dragging one's feet
• strolling
• creeping
• playing
• lagging
• loitering
• puttering (around)
• lollygagging
• fiddling (around)
• shuffling
• hanging (around or out)
• fooling around
• dawdling
• pottering (around)
• moping
• stalling
• dillydallying
• diddling
• messing around
• monkeying (around)
• tarrying
• slowing (down or up)
• lounging
• staggering
• dallying
• idling
• shilly-shallying
• trifling
• loafing
• sauntering
• ambling
• inching
• decelerating
• lolling
• easing
• temporizing
• procrastinating
• plodding
• lumbering
• filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rushing
• flying
• tearing
• running
• racing
• speeding
• hurrying
• ripping
• whirling
• dashing
• scurrying
• hastening
• whizzing
• bolting
• scudding
• coursing
• barreling
• zipping
• whisking
• scrambling
• scooting
• hotfooting (it)
• careering
• bowling
• darting
• rocketing
• hurtling
• speeding (up)
• hustling
• running
• stampeding
• humping
• galloping
• trotting
• jogging
• catching up
• breezing
• accelerating
• sprinting
• quickening
• overtaking
• outstripping
• outpacing
• outrunning
• fast-forwarding