I'm taking some time to get the picture (5)
I believe the answer is:
image
'the picture' is the definition.
('image' can be a synonym of 'picture')
'i'm taking some time' is the wordplay.
'taking' says to put letters next to each other.
'some time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time).
'im'+'age'='IMAGE'
'to get' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for image that I've seen before include "Likeness, could be spitting" , "Visualisation" , "Dead ringer" , "Pictorial representation" , "Representation of person or thing" .)