"take time" meaning in English

See take time in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: takes time [present, singular, third-person], taking time [participle, present], took time [past], taken time [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> time}} take time (third-person singular simple present takes time, present participle taking time, simple past took time, past participle taken time)
  1. To require a comparatively long period of time. Synonyms (require a comparatively long period of time): take a long time, take some time Translations (to require a long period of time): vagar (Asturian), tijd nodig hebben (Dutch), prendre du temps (French), enredar (Galician), levar tempo (Galician), Zeit brauchen (German), demorar (Portuguese), levar tempo (Portuguese), tardar (Portuguese), llevar tiempo (Spanish), tomar tiempo (Spanish), requerir tiempo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-take_time-en-verb-w~T6eDC3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English light verb constructions, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 45 55 Disambiguation of English predicates: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'require a comparatively long period of time': 79 21 Disambiguation of 'to require a long period of time': 76 24
  2. To volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary). Synonyms (volunteer to spend one's time): make time for, take the time Translations (to volunteer to spend one's time): de tijd nemen (Dutch), prendre le temps (de faire quelque chose) (French), prendre de son temps (pour faire quelque chose) (French), prendersi la briga (Italian), dedicar tiempo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-take_time-en-verb-poERTAYk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English light verb constructions, English predicates, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 45 55 Disambiguation of English predicates: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of "volunteer to spend one's time": 22 78 Disambiguation of "to volunteer to spend one's time": 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: take time to smell the roses Related terms: take the time, take one's time, take time by the forelock, take time off, take time out

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "to require a long period of time",
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      "code": "ast",
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      "sense": "to require a long period of time",
      "word": "vagar"
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      "sense": "to require a long period of time",
      "word": "tijd nodig hebben"
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      "sense": "to require a long period of time",
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      "sense": "to require a long period of time",
      "word": "enredar"
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      "sense": "to require a long period of time",
      "word": "levar tempo"
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      "sense": "to require a long period of time",
      "word": "Zeit brauchen"
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      "sense": "to require a long period of time",
      "word": "demorar"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to require a long period of time",
      "word": "levar tempo"
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      "sense": "to require a long period of time",
      "word": "tardar"
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      "word": "llevar tiempo"
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      "sense": "to require a long period of time",
      "word": "tomar tiempo"
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      "word": "requerir tiempo"
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      "sense": "to volunteer to spend one's time",
      "word": "de tijd nemen"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to volunteer to spend one's time",
      "word": "prendre le temps (de faire quelque chose)"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to volunteer to spend one's time",
      "word": "prendre de son temps (pour faire quelque chose)"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to volunteer to spend one's time",
      "word": "prendersi la briga"
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      "sense": "to volunteer to spend one's time",
      "word": "dedicar tiempo"
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