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take ten

NOUN

interim

Synonyms

STRONGEST

meantime

STRONG

breach break breather cutoff downtime gap hiatus interlude interregnum interruption lacuna layoff letup meanwhile pause time time-out

WEAK

breathing spell coffee break

Antonyms

STRONG

continuation continuity

WEAK

permanence

VERB

catch one's breath

Synonyms

WEAK

breathe ease off mellow out recuperate relax rest sit down slow down stop for a breath take a break wind down

VERB

kick back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lie down recline sit back take it easy unwind

WEAK

breathe easy calm down catch one's breath chill out collect oneself compose oneself cool off feel at home hang loose loosen up make oneself at home mellow out put one's feet up rest settle back sit around take a break take a breather take a load off wind down

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 five 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 five

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin open start

WEAK

continue

VERB

relax

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calm lie down loosen up recline sit back soften unwind

STRONG

laze repose rest tranquilize unbend unlax

WEAK

breathe easy calm down collect oneself compose oneself cool off ease off feel at home hang loose knock off let oneself go make oneself at home put one's feet up settle back simmer down sit around stop work take a break take a breather take it easy take one's time take time out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitate irritate worry

STRONG

be active energize

WEAK

excite grow increase tense

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 five take it easy take life easy take time out wind down

Antonyms

STRONG

do energize

WEAK

activate be active carry out move stand walk

Example Sentences

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We work with survivors, and very often many take ten, twenty, thirty years and they’re still untangling the trauma.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024

It can take ten to fifteen years of development.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2023

But I will take ten little blue boxes, too.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2022

“I intend to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer,” he declared, not realizing that final victory would take ten months longer than that.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Poppy had said he could take ten or twenty.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

take ten

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