Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking one's sweet time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing one's sweet- -time
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take one's sweet time

Questions

What does taking one's sweet time mean?
present participle and gerund of take one's sweet time

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