Thesaurus / take time
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synonyms for take time
- dawdle
- drift
- idle
- remain
- stay
- stick around
- wait
- amble
- crawl
- dally
- dillydally
- falter
- hesitate
- hobble
- lag
- loll
- lumber
- mope
- mosey
- plod
- poke
- procrastinate
- putter
- saunter
- shuffle
- slouch
- stagger
- stop
- stroll
- tarry
- tool
- totter
- trail
- traipse
- trifle
- trudge
- vacillate
- be dilatory
- be long
- be tardy
- fool around
- fritter away
- goof off
- hang around
- hang out
- put off
- sit around
- take one's time
- wait around
- calm
- lie down
- loosen up
- recline
- sit back
- soften
- unwind
- laze
- repose
- rest
- tranquilize
- unbend
- unlax
- breathe easy
- calm down
- collect oneself
- compose oneself
- cool off
- ease off
- feel at home
- hang loose
- knock off
- let oneself go
- make oneself at home
- put one's feet up
- settle back
- simmer down
- sit around
- stop work
- take a break
- take a breather
- take it easy
- take one's time
- take ten
- take time out
- halt
- hamper
- hinder
- interrupt
- postpone
- put off
- slow
- stay
- stop
- suspend
- arrest
- brake
- check
- die
- equivocate
- fence
- filibuster
- hedge
- prevaricate
- quibble
- stand
- still
- stonewall
- tarry
- temporize
- avoid the issue
- beat around the bush
- drag one's feet
- hold off
- not move
- play for time
- shut down
- slow down
- stand off
- stand still
- take one's time
- abide
- bide
- dally
- drag
- dwell
- filibuster
- lag
- linger
- lodge
- loiter
- pause
- poke
- procrastinate
- remain
- rest
- sojourn
- stall
- stay
- stop
- tail
- temporize
- tool
- trail
- visit
- wait
- drag one's feet
- get no place fast
- goof around
- hang around
- hold the phone
- lose time
- put off
- stick around
- stop over
- take one's time
- warm a chair
- burn daylight
- dally
- dawdle
- delay
- dillydally
- fiddle about
- fritter away time
- goof off
- kill time
- linger
- loiter
- lollygag
- lose time
- pass the time
- piddle
- procrastinate
- shilly-shally
- take one's own sweet time
- take one's time
- tarry
- while away the time
On this page you'll find 243 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to take time, such as: dawdle, drift, idle, remain, stay, and stick around.
antonyms for take time
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- advance
- aid
- allow
- assist
- carry out
- continue
- do
- encourage
- expedite
- forward
- help
- permit
- promote
- push
- further
- advance
- allow
- carry out
- continue
- depart
- do
- forge
- go
- go ahead
- hurry
- leave
- move
- rush
- carry on
- complete
- finish
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How to use take time in a sentence
This will be the more necessary as the process of starving out the Turks to the south must take time.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONWe told him we would take time to think about it, but we were not quite fools enough to accept any offer which he could make.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUNSTANLEY R. MATTHEWSHe wrote novels with extreme rapidity and, consequently, he did not take time for literary refinement as many authors do.
HALLOWED HERITAGE: THE LIFE OF VIRGINIADOROTHY M. TORPEY"I came over to see if you couldn't take time enough off for a little horseback ride," said Lowell.
MYSTERY RANCHARTHUR CHAPMANThe hotel-keepers were too busy looking after the welfare and comforts of tired Americans to take time to discuss war.
WAYS OF WAR AND PEACEDELIA AUSTRIANI don't believe he'll take time to ride this morning; he's always so prompt about replying to a letter.
ELSIE'S VACATION AND AFTER EVENTSMARTHA FINLEYAs the departments close at four in the afternoon, some of the girls take time for other employments, or for study.
GROWING UPJENNIE M. DRINKWATERNow that the troops have come Guarez and his associates will take time to think this matter over.
UNCLE SAM'S BOYS AS LIEUTENANTSH. IRVING HANCOCKMonella had asked him to take time to make up his mind, and had intimated that nothing would be said or done meanwhile.
THE DEVIL-TREE OF EL DORADOFRANK AUBREYI guess we could take time to eat a little something ourselves before we go on to the 'strike,' eh, Matt?
MOTOR MATT'S DARING, OR, TRUE TO HIS FRIENDSSTANLEY R. MATTHEWS