take one's sweet little time in English

Forms: takes one's sweet little time [present, singular, third-person], taking one's sweet little time [participle, present], took one's sweet little time [past], taken one's sweet little time [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> one's sweet little time}} take one's sweet little time (third-person singular simple present takes one's sweet little time, present participle taking one's sweet little time, simple past took one's sweet little time, past participle taken one's sweet little time)

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        "To take a very long time; to be too slow or leisurely in getting something done."
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        "(colloquial, idiomatic) To take a very long time; to be too slow or leisurely in getting something done."
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  "word": "take one's sweet little time"
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    {
      "form": "takes one's sweet little time",
      "tags": [
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "took one's sweet little time",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken one's sweet little time",
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        "To take a very long time; to be too slow or leisurely in getting something done."
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        "(colloquial, idiomatic) To take a very long time; to be too slow or leisurely in getting something done."
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"take one's sweet little time" meaning in English

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