to take it easy

Examples

• All

• "Slowly now, take it easy," the young woman said as they helped her to sit.

  Fiction book (1995)

• "As your doctor, I'm telling you, you should take it easy out there."

  Fiction book (1994)

• I try my best to just be super calm, take it easy, talk slow, talk soft.

• All right, take it easy, man.

  The Birthmark Killer (2021)

• We're just taking it easy.

  Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)

• And in the meantime, just take it easy, you know, and be good to yourself.

• The nurse pushing the chair kept saying, "Now, take it easy, just relax, Betty."

  Fiction book (1992)

• I will skip walking today and take it easy instead. I'm really not doing well.

  Blog text (16)

• After a long week of work, I decided to take it easy and enjoy a quiet weekend at home.

• Whenever I feel stressed, I remind myself to take it easy and not worry too much.

Synonyms

R

to relax

vsto take it easy

∞ 1.0

To feel less nervous and more calm

focuses more on avoiding effort and not worrying rather than only easing tension

C

to chill out

vsto take it easy

• Informal

99 4.9

To relax and become calm after you feel upset

is a broader habit of staying calm and not making much effort

M

to make yourself comfortable

vsto take it easy

31 3.1

Sit down and relax as if you are at home

means staying calm and avoiding effort generally rather than only settling down

K

to keep one's cool

vsto take it easy

• Informal

30 3.4

Stay calm and control your feelings when things are hard

emphasizes general calm and low effort rather than only emotion control

P

to play it cool

vsto take it easy

• Informal

27 4.5

Act calm and relaxed to hide nervousness

means being calm and not worrying in everyday contexts, not only strategic composure

R

to rest easy

vsto take it easy

• Informal

16 4.2

Feel calm and not worried after someone reassures you

covers being calm and avoiding effort generally, not only after reassurance

T

to take as it comes

vsto take it easy

• Informal

6 5.0

Accept what happens calmly and do not worry

is about avoiding effort and stress in general situations, not only acceptance

T

to take in stride

vsto take it easy

• Informal

5 5.0

Deal with a problem calmly without getting upset

is about staying calm and not worrying more generally, not just coping with problems

B

to breathe easy

vsto take it easy

• Informal

5 3.4

To feel relaxed and relieved after a worrying time

describes staying calm and avoiding effort before or during the stress, not after relief

K

to keep a cool head

vsto take it easy

3 3.9

Stay calm and not get angry or excited in a difficult situation

is broader, covering relaxed low effort and reduced worry beyond crisis control

Antonyms

W

to worry

∞ 1.0

To feel nervous or afraid about possible problems

S

to stress

286 2.7

To feel pressure and worry because of difficult situations

How Relaxed

to unwind

35 3.4

to take it easy

• Informal

572 2.5

to rest

816 1.0

to take a break

496 1.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology