時じ間かんを取とられる

expression, ichidan verb

have one's time taken up; be held up

Passive form of 時間を取る, used when someone's time is consumed by another person, task, or event, often with a nuance of inconvenience.

See also: 時間を取る (じかんをとる)

• 急きゅうな会かい議ぎで時じ間かんを取とられてしまった。

  I had my time taken up by an unexpected meeting.

• 渋じゅう滞たいに巻まき込こまれて、かなり時じ間かんを取とられた。

  I got stuck in traffic and it took up a lot of my time.