take time out
Example Sentences
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Every six months, McFadden said, she’d need to take time out of her workday to go over her finances in depth with someone over the phone, in order to maintain the exemption.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025
"With all of that said, I'm going to sign off and take time out from everything for a while to concentrate on recovering fully," she said.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025
While in hospital receiving treatment for lupus, Jasleen realised that instead of trying to fix herself using social media hacks she had to stop, take time out and get help.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025
“We can take time out to remember the other things that are important in life … and we can step aside from social media and the TV and the newspaper,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2024
With only a couple of hours of walking ahead of me, and it being hours before dawn, I take time out to look at the mill.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
