take time out

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 ten

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 ten wind down

Antonyms

STRONG

do energize

WEAK

activate be active carry out move stand walk

Example Sentences

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Leadership coach Audrey Hametner has observed that co-CEOs can take time out that sole CEOs might otherwise feel they can't do.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

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

“I’m gonna have to take time out of my work to stand in line and hopefully get this resolved,” the 52-year-old medical practice manager in Canoga Park said Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

Even Travis and Jason Kelce – Travis’ brother and Philadelphia Eagles center – take time out of their podcast to explain basic questions to Swifties in a segment they’ve kindly called “No Dumb Questions.”

From Salon • Feb. 11, 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

take time out

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