Collocation
I've taken up enough of your time.
This is a polite way to end a conversation, meeting, or interaction, implying that the speaker feels they have occupied the other person's time sufficiently or perhaps for too long, and wants to free them.
Definition
'I've taken up enough of your time.' is a common English collocation. This is a polite way to end a conversation, meeting, or interaction, implying that the speaker feels they have occupied the other person's time sufficiently or perhaps for too long, and wants to free them.
take up + someone's + time
“I've taken up enough of your time, so I'll let you go.”
Examples
- I apologize if I have taken up too much of your valuable time with my questions.
- He didn't want to take up any more of her evening, so he said goodbye.
- The lengthy meeting took up their entire morning schedule.
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- Please don't feel like you are taking up my time; I'm happy to help.
- She felt bad for taking up so much of the doctor's time.
- This project will take up a significant portion of my weekend.
- I hope I haven't taken up too much of your time explaining this complex issue.
- Did I take up too much of your time yesterday with all of my personal problems?
- Let's not take up his time with trivial matters; he's incredibly busy with the new launch.
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