to take time out
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3.2
- phrasal verb
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tomarse un descanso
- It's important to take time out from work to recharge and relax.
People care, but and they're willing to take time out of their busy days.
- People care, but and they're willing to take time out of their busy days.
- I also want to thank all of you for taking time out to come and listen.
- And I just think you know, why have you taken time out of your day?
- And they they they take time out of their day to tell me what it means to them.
- We have less flexible jobs, so it isn't easy for us to take time out to go vote.
- No one knew I was there, yet he, the president of the United States, took time out of his day to say thank you.
- It's real people with real dreams that are trying to do something in the world that come in person, take time out of their lives to even just say hello.
- Yeah, you can still watch a little bit of porn, but you've got to take time out of your day to engage in left-leaning media.
- So if you're tired, rest, get receptive, take time out, recharge, reinvigorate yourself, reset yourself, time out.
- And it's humbling to me that they took time out from all the things that they had to do as a consequence of being there.
- And frankly, it doesn't take time out of the baristas Day to do that simple thing that makes my life much quicker and easier.
- If you can just consciously and purposely take time out to connect.
- And I had to take time out because I can't be going in the ring sparring and wanting to get hit and wanting to feel pain and crying behind my gloves.
- You want people to feel compelled to to take hard earned money and spend it on your movie or to take time out of their day to watch your TV show.
- So they may do things like take time out of your family's schedule to do a three hour workout with just the trainer they want and just the place they want, right?
- Yeah, well, it really helps with what I was saying earlier about about taking time out.
Examples
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I hate when people are too busy to take time out and do fun things.
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Oh, please, thank you for taking time out of your busy touring schedule.
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I also want to thank all of you for taking time out to come and listen.
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And I just think you know, why have you taken time out of your day?
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And then I had my kids, and I took time out to raise them.
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I thank you for taking time out of your day to visit my page.
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Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule.
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Firstly, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule and for reading this e-mail.
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My sincere thanks to Andrew for taking time out of his busy schedule to spend time with us.
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We have less flexible jobs, so it isn't easy for us to take time out to go vote.
Synonyms
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1.0
To stop activity to relax or sleep and get energy back
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1.4
To stop doing something for a short time to rest or relax before continuing
341
3.1
To stop working for a short time
98
3.4
Stop for a short time to think, rest or remember something
39
3.7
To relax after a busy or stressful time and slowly come to an end
35
3.4
Become relaxed and less tense after work or a stressful time
28
4.2
Have a short break for about five minutes
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2.6
To stop work for a short time to rest or deal with personal matters
25
2.6
To take a short break to rest
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3.5
To stop and rest for a short time
11
3.9
To stop doing something usual to try something new
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4.3
Temporarily stop an activity to rest or think
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5.1
A short ten-minute break during work or rehearsal
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3.6
Rest or take a break to get your energy back
To sit and rest for a short time and talk
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to stop what you are doing in order to rest or do something different' is directly compositional from 'take' (to seize/use) + 'time' (a span) + 'out' (away/aside) — together meaning to set aside time away from an activity. This verb+noun+particle pattern is common in English (cf. 'take time off') and has parallels in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Take time out comes from the simple image of taking some time out of a busy day, like stepping out of a noisy room to sit quietly in a garden. So it means 'to stop what you are doing for a short period' to rest or do something different.