Take time to record final? (4,6)
I believe the answer is:
last minute
'final?' is the definition.
'take time' is the wordplay.
'take' becomes 'last' (as in a meeting lasting an hour).
'time' becomes 'minute' (unit of time).
'last'+'minute'='LAST-MINUTE'
'to record' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for last minute that I've seen before include "with no time to spare" , "done in a rush" , "rushed" , "hurried in the end" , "Not properly prepared" .)