time (take time)

Entry Definition
s/he thinks about slowly, takes time thinking about it, considers it
s/he is slow, takes more time than necessary, dawdles
it is ready in a trice, it takes no time to complete; it is done expeditiously
(activity, event) it is quick, it doesn't take long
s/he is quick, s/he doesn't take long
s/he takes so long a time to get there or drive there
s/he takes so long to return
s/he travels for so long a time, s/he takes so long a time (to get somewhere)
it takes h/ a long time to get to it or drive to it
it takes h/ a long time to arrive
s/he takes h/ (and holds or carries h/), s/he picks h/ up; s/he pulls at h/; (with singular inanimate subject) it takes h/ so much time