(colloquial) To take a very long time; to be too slow or leisurely in getting something done.
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(colloquial, Malaysia, Singapore) To waste one's own time.
You took your sweet timeAnd I waited by without complaint'Til all the pipe dreams made me insane
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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