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sich Zeit lassen / nehmen

to take one's time

Türkçe: acele etmemek

Noun
Zeit f.
Verb
nehmen
Topic
Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der Koch lässt sich Zeit beim Zubereiten des Menüs.

How it is used

Neutral. Means 'to take one's time' – proceeding unhurriedly. Use when reassuring someone not to rush, or describing a relaxed approach. Nuance: 'sich Zeit lassen' is more common in commands; 'nehmen' is descriptive.

Other verbs that go with Zeit

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