take time

idiom

: 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.

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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Since rate hikes are regulated by state-level bodies and regulatory approvals take time, utilities should not delay putting out rate hike proposals. —

Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024 The process of reconstructing the incident and identifying potential causes will take time, officials said at a Wednesday morning press conference. —

Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024 Many schools take time off for holiday breaks around Thanksgiving. —

Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024 The same goes for tax cuts, which will take time to get through Congress. —

Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take time