take time

phrase

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."

Examples of take time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Those price impacts take time to filter through to consumers, perhaps anywhere from six months to a year for the full effects to pass through, Zandi said. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

But this will take time that some unlucky teens simply don’t have. — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

Buyers should be able to seek appropriate independent advice, examine supporting information and take time to understand unanswered questions. — Christoph Lymbersky, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Bieri also cautions that any savings could take time to reach consumers, as carriers and other distributors may use lower fuel costs to rebuild their margins. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

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