needed more time in the oven

A form of need more time in the oven — Of a project or an idea, to be insufficiently polished or thought out; requiring more time to attain acceptable quality.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of need more time in the oven
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APA

needed more time in the oven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needed%20more%20time%20in%20the%20oven

MLA

“needed more time in the oven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needed%20more%20time%20in%20the%20oven. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “needed more time in the oven,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needed%20more%20time%20in%20the%20oven.

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