take time
idiom
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."
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Invest in people While navigating these complex systemic challenges will take time and collective effort, there is a surprisingly direct strategy that organizations can adopt now: investing in people.
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ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
That will take time, and then groups will have to be assembled and given access or provide access to the information.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
As with all new market segments (remember the Facebook IPO), there are many aspects (large depreciation numbers due to high Capex, debt financing of new projects) that are new to Tech investors, and as a result will take time to get comfortable with.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
All of these policies will, of course, take time to bear fruit.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
That will take time, and then groups will have to be assembled and given access or provide access to the information.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
As with all new market segments (remember the Facebook IPO), there are many aspects (large depreciation numbers due to high Capex, debt financing of new projects) that are new to Tech investors, and as a result will take time to get comfortable with.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
All of these policies will, of course, take time to bear fruit.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for take time
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“Take time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20time. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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