a)to do something slowly or carefully without hurrying 不着急,慢慢来
take your time doing something
Marie took her time cutting my hair and did it really well.
玛丽仔细地给我剪发,剪得相当好。
take your time over
He had planned to take his time over the journey.
他原来计划这一路慢慢地走。
b)to do something more slowly than seems reasonable 慢吞吞,拖拉
You’re taking your time with the lab tests. We need the results now.
你们实验做得太慢了。我们现在就要结果。
Examples from the Corpus
time over• Leonora took her time over her lunch.• Liz took her time overwashing, in order to give the child a chance to return to bed.• But I want to take my time over tackling up and savouring the prospect of the sport I hope to enjoy.• Peahenssurvey several males and take their time over their decision, allowing each to parade his tail to best advantage.• Ask for answers to be clarified Take your time over your questions and any discussion which follows.