The phrase 'has been taking time' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to something that is taking a significant amount or duration of time. For example: "My project has been taking time, but I'm finally getting close to completion."
She is talking to reporters and joking around more, not less, and she has been taking time to show good cheer on "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend and on "The Daily Show" on Monday.
But lately he has been taking time to volunteer for Mitt Romney, a man he supports, well, because of a lot of little things, including — but not limited to — concerns about the national debt, Mr. Romney's experience as a businessman and the fact that Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Romney are both Mormons.
GZA would rather be playing chess, Raekwon is too busy being a "real artist" and the RZA has been taking time out to create hip-hop eulogies to Paul Walker and Nelson Mandela, as well as writing directing his own film, The Man With the Iron Fists, starring Russell Crowe.
But, just as Tarantino bounced back with Inglourious Basterds, so Rodriguez has been taking time to regenerate, with a bunch of projects that, as well as the aforementioned, include the long-delayed sequel to Sin City and, most curious of all, another reboot: a whole new instalment of Spy Kids, the kid-flick fantasy franchise he launched in 2001.
Lopez: The hardest part has been taking time to do only family things.
The 34-year-old has been taking time out from hockey since winning silver at the Commonwealth Games.
One officer hadn't been back to work since December 14th, and five others had been taking time off, because of emotional trauma.
I've only sailed once or twice since the Olympics as I've been taking time out to really appreciate what we've done.
Silver went to Gus Kenworthy, his childhood buddy in Utah, who revealed he planned to adopt a family of stray dogs that he had been taking time out from training to feed.
"Over the last year we have been taking time and listening to what people think about the redesign," he told me, with "lots of interviews with users to understand what parts were working and what parts were not.
"I've been neglecting to clean lately because I've been taking time to open the mail," he said.
