LingakuFrequency rank: 27,801. – 27,994.
- to have (one's) time taken upsee also 時間をとる【じかんをとる】
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Ichidan verb
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- to have (one's) time taken up
This phrase indicates that one's time is consumed or occupied by some activity or obligation, often leading to frustration or the feeling of being overwhelmed.
I got my time taken up by a meeting.
That project takes up a lot of time.
Generated collocations (experimental)
じかんをとられる時間を取られるto have (one's) time taken upじかんをむだにする時間を無駄にするto waste timeしごと仕事にじかんをとられる時間を取られるto have one's time taken up by workじゆう自由なじかん時間がないto not have any free timeたいせつ大切なじかんをとられる時間を取られるto have precious time taken awayじかん時間をこうりつてき効率的につかう使うto use time efficientlyかいぎ会議にじかんをとられる時間を取られるto have time taken up by meetingsしゅみ趣味のためのじかんをとる時間を取るto take time for a hobbyながい長いじかんをとられる時間を取られるto take a long timeじかん時間をかんり管理するto manage time