| 100% | EGGBOUND | 8 | When a chicken takes longer than usual to lay |
| 37% | ETD | 3 | When a plane is due to take off: Abbr. |
| 37% | ETD | 3 | When a plane is projected to take off: Abbr. |
| 37% | ETD | 3 | When a plane is set to take off: Abbr. |
| 37% | ETD | 3 | When a plane is expected to take off: Abbr. |
| 37% | ETD | 3 | When a plane is likely to take off (Abbr.) |
| 36% | ETD | 3 | When a plane is due to take off, for short |
| 36% | ETE | 3 | When to take a Lille vacation? |
| 36% | FALL | 4 | When to take a foliage tour |
| 36% | LINGERING | 9 | Taking a long time to go |
| 36% | SPRAWL | 6 | To lie languidly on a sofa taking up all the space |
| 35% | ETD | 3 | Time when a flight is expected to take off: Abbr. |
| 35% | ETE | 3 | When to take a cruise on la Seine |
| 34% | SCENIC | 6 | Worth taking a long route to see |
| 34% | RAT | 3 | Long-tailed rodent similar to, but larger than, a mouse |
| 34% | NEWYORKSTRAP | 12 | Something to hold when taking the A train? |
| 34% | AGENTS | 6 | Brokers take a long time to get book |
| 33% | ABDUCTION | 9 | When an alien takes a human to their ship |
| 33% | LOB | 3 | Tennis shot that takes a long time to land |
| 33% | HIC | 3 | Something not to say when taking a sobriety test |
| 33% | CHAR | 4 | Grill for a little longer than usual |
| 33% | AFRO | 4 | Hairdo that may take a long time to grow |
| 33% | HALFPASTONE | 11 | When to take a late lunch (or an after-lunch nap, perhaps) |
| 33% | NSEC | 4 | About how long it takes light to travel a ft. |
| 33% | UPHILL | 6 | Direction taken when racing to the top of a mount |
| 33% | EON | 3 | How long it might take for a mountain to form |
| 33% | ROME | 4 | It took more than a day to build |
| 33% | RUNSLATE | 8 | Takes longer than expected |
| 33% | RUNLATE | 7 | Take longer than expected |
| 33% | DRAGONESFEET | 12 | Take longer than necessary |