son temps

one's time; his/her time

→ son
phrase Common #6,998
one's time; his/her time A possessive phrase referring to someone’s time. Common in expressions such as prendre son temps, passer son temps, and faire un bon usage de son temps. The possessor is not necessarily male; son agrees with the noun temps, not the person.
FR: Ma sœur passe son temps à lire des bandes dessinées.
EN: My sister spends her time reading comics.

Il prend toujours son temps pour tout ce qu'il fait.

He always takes his time with everything he does.

Il sait comment bien utiliser son temps.

He knows how to use his time well.

Cet homme politique passe la plupart de son temps à collecter des fonds.

This politician spends most of his time raising funds.

Les affaires lui prennent tout son temps.

Business takes up all his time.

Elle passe tout son temps à penser aux garçons.

She spends all her time thinking about boys.

Elle prit son temps.

She took her time.

Elle a passé son temps à cuisiner tout l'après-midi.

She spent the whole afternoon cooking.

Ce paquet en provenance d'Australie prend certainement son temps.

This package from Australia is certainly taking its time.

Il profite bien de son temps.

He is enjoying his time.

Essayons de faire plus court, afin que personne ne perde son temps.

Let's try to keep it shorter so that no one wastes their time.

— Aquarius (2016)

Son temps est compté.

His time is running out.

Il a fait son temps.

His time is up.

Je veux savoir comment il s'arrange pour faire un si bon usage de son temps.

I want to know how he manages to make such good use of his time.

Tom passe tout son temps sur l'ordinateur.

Tom spends all his time on the computer.

Mais en temps de guerre, hélas, on est rarement maître de son temps.

But in times of war, alas, one is rarely master of one's time.

— La Chute (2004)

Il ne passe pas tout son temps à écrire de la poésie.

He doesn't spend all his time writing poetry.

— Le Facteur (1994)

Il faut faire un bon usage de son temps.

You have to make good use of your time.

Il prend son temps.

He takes his time.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Il perd surtout son temps.

He's mostly wasting his time.

— Les Choristes (2004)

Il a perdu son temps.

He wasted his time.

— Il était Temps (2013)

Elle consacre l'essentiel de son temps à s'occuper de ses enfants.

She spends most of her time taking care of her children.

Elle a pris son temps.

She took her time.

Les affaires occupent tout son temps.

Business takes up all his time.

M. Pitts prenait son temps.

Mr. Pitts was taking his time.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

On ne devient aussi pâle qu'en passant tout son temps à éviter le soleil.

You only become this pale by spending all your time avoiding the sun.

Il fut le plus grand écrivain de son temps.

He was the greatest writer of his time.

Il prit son temps.

He took his time.

Il passe son temps dans sa chambre.

He spends all his time in his room.

— Love Actually (2003)

Remerciez M. Wallace pour son temps.

Thank Mr. Wallace for his time.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Alors, tonton, on prend son temps?

So, uncle, are we taking our time?

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

On doit absolument le sortir de cet internat il perd son temps.

We absolutely must get him out of that boarding school where he's wasting his time.

— Les Choristes (2004)

Elle doit apprendre à mieux utiliser son temps.

She must learn to use her time better.

Il lui a dit qu'elle perdait son temps.

He told her she was wasting her time.

L'immobilier lui prend tout son temps.

Real estate takes up all his time.

Il faisait son temps à Atlanta.

He was serving his time in Atlanta.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Il a pris son temps.

He took his time.

Elle passe son temps de loisirs à faire des poupées.

She spends her free time making dolls.

Il veut profiter de son temps de taule pour passer son bac.

He wants to use his time in prison to pass his baccalaureate exam.

— La Haine (1995)

Une idée pour perdre un peu son temps me vint alors à l'esprit.

An idea for wasting a little time then occurred to me.

Mon père ne gaspille pas son temps.

My father doesn't waste his time.

Chaque chose a son temps.

Everything has its time.

Il passe son temps fourré chez nous.

He spends all his time hanging around our place.

— Une grande fille (2019)

Il passerait son temps à gémir.

He would spend his time moaning.

— Le Chant de la mer (2014)