(of a clock) to go slow and not keep accurate time. / (of a person etc.) to fall behind schedule.

(automotive) a chain which connects the crankshaft and the camshaft(s) of an engine, synchronising the operation of the inlet and exhaust valves.

simple past tense of take the time

past participle of take the time

present participle of take the time

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take the time

(usually used with to) To volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary).

(music) A rhythm or time with three beats per bar: one accented followed by two unaccented.

The discrepancy between two kinds of solar time: the apparent solar time, which directly tracks the motion of the Sun, and mean solar time, which tracks a theoretical "mean" Sun with noons 24 hours apart.

on most occasions; usually