prendre son temps

\pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ tɑ̃\

/\pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ tɑ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“prendre son temps” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire une chose à loisir, ne pas se presser.

Key facts for prendre son temps
PropertyValue
Headwordprendre son temps
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ tɑ̃\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “prendre son temps” sits in French frequency

prendre son temps falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prendre son temps is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

prendre son temps has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is prendre son temps, spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-O-N- -T-E-M-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire une chose à loisir, ne pas se presser.
  2. 2
    Attendre, aussi longtemps que nécessaire, le moment favorable pour faire réussir quelque chose.

Antonyms

se presserfaire vitese dépêchers’énerverprécipiter

This word in other languages

take one's time(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prendre son temps"?
"prendre son temps" is spelled P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-O-N- -T-E-M-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ tɑ̃\.
What does "prendre son temps" mean?
As a verb, "prendre son temps" means: Faire une chose à loisir, ne pas se presser.
How do you pronounce "prendre son temps"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prendre son temps" is \pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prendre son temps" come from?
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Using “prendre son temps”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-O-N- -T-E-M-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ tɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list