Communication

take your time

do not hurry

To do something without rushing or feeling that you must finish quickly.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Sorry, I need a minute to decide.

No problem, take your time.

Play the conversation

Take your time choosing a dessert; we haven't ordered yet.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Take your times.

Say: Take your time.

The fixed expression uses singular "time," even when you are reassuring someone to go at their own pace.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

take your time; take my time; took her time

Your turn: say it out loud

Take your time choosing a dessert; we haven't ordered yet.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

take your time

do not hurry

“Take your time choosing a dessert; we haven't ordered yet.”

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