your sweet time

your sweet time
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

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