betänketid

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Swedish

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Etymology

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betänka (consider) +‎ -e- +‎ tid (time)

Noun

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betänketid c

  1. (limited) time to think (before giving an answer or making a decision or the like), thinking time, deliberation time
    Betänketiden är över. Nu får jag be om ett svar från de tävlande.
    The [thinking] time is up. Now I have to ask the contestants to give their answers [ask for an answer from the contestants].
    Jag lade fram erbjudandet och gav dom en veckas betänketid
    I presented the offer and gave them a week to think about it [a week's thinking time]

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