Take your time?

Question

Hi guys,

I'm wondering if there is a good spanish equivalent to "take your time" in english? It doesn't seem like a literal translation would work well.

Thanks!

Great Question:) - FELIZ77, Oct 25, 2010

Answer 1

"Tómate tu tiempo", "No te apures", "No me urge", "No tengo apuro", "Cuando sea". ¡Tantas maneras!

Answer 2

Also, "¡No te apures!"

Answer 3

Another way to say this but with the same meaning is "Hazlo con calma."

Answer 4

to take one's time (doing something) -> tomarse (uno) su tiempo (para hacer algo)

from the SD dictionary under the entry for time.

So, the answer is Tómese su tiempo. or Tómate tu tiempo.

also from the SD dictionary:

she'll do it in her own good time -> lo hará a su ritmo

and

he did it in his own time -> lo hizo fuera de las horas de trabajo; (out of working hours) lo hizo a su aire or ritmo (at his own pace)

So I believe you might also say Hágalo a su ritmo. or Hazlo a tu ritmo. Do it at your own pace.

or Hágalo a su aire. or Hazlo a tu aire. Do it at your leisure.

¿Hágalo a tu ritmo? y ¿Hágalo a tu aire? although i would understand the first one, I've never heard it said like that. - Myneg, Oct 25, 2010

Well maybe it can't be said that way. Should I remove it or leave it up as a mistake to learn from? - sagiia, Oct 25, 2010

actually I should have said " a mistake form which to learn". - sagiia, Oct 25, 2010

There is a little mistake. "Hazlo a tu ritmo" (second person) "Hágalo a su ritmo" (third person) - RobertoSpain, Oct 25, 2010

Gracias por las correcciones rbellamy. Have you ever heard Hazlo a tu ritmo or Hazlo a tu aire before? - sagiia, Oct 26, 2010

Answer 5

You can say : Toma tu tiempo, no te apures

Answer 6

I have also heard "Suave" used to mean like "take it easy", "go slowly," "don't rush." At least among the Puerto Rican population here in Milwaukee it is a common way to express "take your time."

My Mexican art teacher walks around the room intoning, "Suavecito" -- I think that's about the same . - Soninmyeyes, Oct 26, 2010

Answer 7

I've heard toma tu tiempo.

Answer 8

Hola! Seria "tomate tu tiempo" Bye