give someone time (English, verb)
expansion: give someone time (third-person singular simple present gives someone time, present participle giving someone time, simple past gave someone time, past participle given someone time)
Senses:
glosses: To grant an individual a sufficient amount of time to finish doing something; especially, to modify their viewpoint or attitude.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: gives someone time
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: giving someone time
tags: participle
present
form: gave someone time
tags: past
form: given someone time
tags: participle
past