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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

take time out en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (followed by from, idiomatic, often) To temporarily suspend an activity in order to do something else.
    • “Everyone recognised him but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him,” the spokesperson said. “It was a real pleasure to have him compete at our event.” 2022 September 20, Danya Hajjaji, “‘Really nice guy’: Tom Hardy surprises competitors with entry and victory in martial arts contest”, in The Guardian:
    • I took time out from my studies to travel for a year.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
taking time out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
taken time out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
takes time out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
took time out Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

take the time · time out · time-out · take time