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MUSCOVITE Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

take your time VS don't hurry

Hi,

If you could give me a few examples/scenarios where

(1) "take your time" and "don't hurry" are interchangeable (more or less :-)
(2) one cannot use "don't hurry" for "take your time"

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I cannot think of anywhere they are not interchangeable, granting that they fit into the sentence grammar.

— Mister Micawber

  • I cannot think of anywhere they are not interchangeable, granting that they fit into the sentence grammar.
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I cannot think of anywhere they are not interchangeable, granting that they fit into the sentence grammar.
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Perhaps there is yet another expression to convey this idea ("take your time", "there is no need to hurry")... just want to enrich my vocabulary a little :-)

On the other hand, what expressions do you usually use for/interchangeably with "hurry up"? If you could give me a few alternative phrases similar to "hurry up"?

Thank you so much!
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'There's no rush' is another common expression.
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Thank you Mister Micawber!

If you could also comment on the pair "hurry up" - "step on it"
I hope "step on it" is absolutely acceptable in casual English (it is slangy but not rude/offensive, etc.)?

So we have

(1) there is no rush
(2) don't hurry
(3) take your time

AND

(1) Hurry up (can I omit 'up' here?)
(2) Step on it
(3) Anythi
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MUSCOVITEI hope "step on it" is absolutely acceptable in casual English (it is slangy but not rude/offensive, etc.)?
'Step on it' is more unequivocally impatient than the others (i.e. it is less amenable to amelioration with tone of voice).
MUSCOVITE(1) Hurry up (can I omit 'up' here?)
Yes.
MUSCOVITE(
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