Say it like this
Real examples
"Take your time on the bug fix—the release isn't until Friday."
"Take your time reviewing my PR, no rush at all 🙂"
"Take your time with this one—it's a big change and I want to make sure we get it right."
"No hard deadline here. Take your time and let me know if you have questions."
"We should tell newcomers to take their time during onboarding—rushing causes mistakes."
"Take your time estimating this story; we need accurate numbers."
"Take your time thinking through the logic—I'll wait."
Don't say this
Handle with care. Can sound passive-aggressive if used when there's actually a tight deadline—make sure you really mean "no rush."
Other forms
take your time
"Take your time with the deployment."
takes their time
"She always takes her time reviewing code."
took their time
"The team took their time on the architecture decision."
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