Zijn tijd nemen
Example: Je moet zijn tijd nemen om het goed te doen.
Definition
"Zijn tijd nemen" means to take the necessary amount of time to do something carefully and without rushing, ensuring the task is done well and thoughtfully.
Etymology
The phrase "zijn tijd nemen" literally translates from Dutch as 'take one's time.' It combines 'zijn' meaning 'his' or 'one's,' and 'tijd' meaning 'time,' with 'nemen' meaning 'to take.' The expression encourages patience and thoroughness.
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"Zijn tijd nemen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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to take one's time