take one's time
verb1
Idiomatic To go about something slowly and carefully or at one's own pace.
- Take your time — there's no need to rush.
- Working with pick, shovel, and wheelbarrow, he took his time over the job, for it was not until May 17, 1816, that it was opened for traffic.1951 July, “Notes and News: Recalling 160 Years”, in Railway Magazine, page 492:
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- "I love rock 'n roll So put another dime in the jukebox, baby I love rock 'n roll So come and take your time and dance with me"1975 July, Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker, “I Love Rock 'n' Roll”, in I Love Rock 'n Roll, performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, published January 1982:
- More minutes drifted by. Pierrot had another chance - and missed. At one point the ball fell to Andy Robertson and instead of taking his time and clearing, he hoofed it away as if his life depended on it. His football life, for sure.2026 June 14, Tom English, “Why Haiti v Scotland was antidote to the ills of world football”, in BBC Sport:
2
Idiomatic To take more time to do something than is considered acceptable.
- You sure took your time getting here!