take one's sweet time

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To take a very long time; to be too slow or leisurely in getting something done. colloquial
    — It had been almost a year since Brother Steve had left, and they'd been stuck with one substitute after another while the bishop took his sweet time finding a permanent replacement. Lindsay just hoped the wait would be worth it.
  2. To waste one's own time. Malaysia,Singapore,colloquial

词形变化

takes one's sweet time present,singular,third-person taking one's sweet time participle,present took one's sweet time past taken one's sweet time participle,past
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