take one's sweet little time

verb

To take a very long time; to be too slow or leisurely in getting something done.

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Meanings

verbtake one's sweet little time (third-person singular simple present takes one's sweet little time, present participle taking one's sweet little time, simple past took one's sweet little time, past participle taken one's sweet little time)

present singular third person takes one's sweet little time · participle present taking one's sweet little time · past took one's sweet little time · participle past taken one's sweet little time

  1. colloquialidiomaticTo take a very long time; to be too slow or leisurely in getting something done.

    Synonyms: take one's sweet time

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo take a very long time; to be too slow or leisurely in getting something done.

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take one's sweet little time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20one's%20sweet%20little%20time

MLA

“take one's sweet little time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20one's%20sweet%20little%20time. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take one's sweet little time,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20one's%20sweet%20little%20time.

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