take the time to do something

take the time to do something
take the time (to do something) to spend enough time to do something.

If you take the time to read the directions carefully, you won't have any trouble installing the software.

Usage notes: used to emphasize that someone should be careful or exact in doing something, and often used to show you are annoyed because someone was not careful:

People should at least take the time to understand why we do things this way before they start criticizing us.


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