your own sweet time

your own sweet time
your own sweet time — see time, 1
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Main Entry:sweet
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your (own) sweet time
chiefly US informal
◇ If you do something in your (own) sweet time or you take your (own) sweet time about doing something, you do it slowly even though other people want you to do it more quickly.

She's taking her own sweet time about finishing the work.

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Main Entry:time

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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