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take five

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pause v.
recess v.
rest v.

VERB

pause

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hesitate interrupt shake waver

STRONG

cease deliberate desist discontinue drop halt reflect rest sideline suspend

WEAK

break it up call time catch one's breath come to standstill hold back put on hold stop briefly take a break take a breather take ten think twice

Antonyms

STRONG

carry on continue do go keep on restart rise

WEAK

persist

VERB

recess

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjourn break off break up dissolve terminate

STRONG

drop pigeonhole prorogue rise shake sideline

WEAK

call time drop it prorogate put on hold take a break take a breather take ten

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin open start

WEAK

continue

VERB

rest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breathe lean lie down relax sit down stretch out

STRONG

doze dream drowse idle laze loaf loll lounge nap nod recline repose slack slacken slumber snooze spell unbend unlax unwind

WEAK

be at ease be comfortable compose oneself ease off ease up let down let up lie by lie still put feet up refresh oneself slack off take a break take a nap take it easy take life easy take ten take time out wind down

Antonyms

STRONG

do energize

WEAK

activate be active carry out move stand walk

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take five

It would take five games for a team seeded from nine to 24 to win the championship and four games for one of the top eight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Bud Burruss plans to take five days off the week before Thanksgiving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Typically it would take five or six months in a vibrant housing market.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

"The state of the Canadian Armed Forces is currently at a very low point, and it will take five or 10 years before you start to see a real upswing," Shimooka said.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

As Zero was printing his B's, Stanley asked him how he fig-ured out it would take five days.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar

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