Examples of 'took time' in a sentence

Meaning of "took time"

took time: Implies that someone dedicated a certain amount of time to a particular task or activity, emphasizing the effort or consideration put into it
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  • simple past tense of take time

How to use "took time" in a sentence

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took time
It took time travel to create time travel.
I heard you took time off today.
It took time to eliminate all of the possibilities.
But they also took time to listen.
I took time to enjoy the good things.
Perhaps players took time to adapt to them.
It took time to the other group to accept me.
The recovery took time and patience.
I took time off for the funeral.
It was an idea that took time to build momentum.
It took time to get back to the woman.
The capture of the assailants took time.
Mother took time off from work.
The vital fundraising also took time.
But it took time to understand the man.

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All of these devices took time to operate.
You took time off for nothing.
The ancient process of refining took time.
I already took time off from work.
Took time to protect furniture and walls.
The pilot took time to get set up.
Adjusting to life back home took time.
It took time to find the right person.
All those new features took time.
But it took time to achieve that goal.
But again with my daughter it took time.
It took time to reach the grassroot level.
The related exchange of correspondences took time.
It fairly took time to explain the fact.
Adjusting to our new life took time.
And you took time off of work.
Agriculture elsewhere also took time to flower.
Gerard took time walking the dog.
Thanks to everyone who took time to comment.
And we took time away from doing that.
This was hard to adjust to and took time.
I took time to monsterize my blind spot basically.
Each of them took time to chat with me.
There was nothing serious that took time.
Kathy also took time to pull out of it.
It did not happen instantly but took time.
It took time to situate into my new role.
They came to my house and took time.
It took time to get the snow removed.
This consciousness took time to crystallise.
You took time to talk to us and comfort us.
I am glad you took time out for you.
He took time for us even though he was busy.
Skills who took time to devel.
It took time to get used to the culture.

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