take time out
English
editVerb
edittake time out (third-person singular simple present takes time out, present participle taking time out, simple past took time out, past participle taken time out)
- (idiomatic, often followed by from) To temporarily suspend an activity in order to do something else.
- 2022 September 20, Danya Hajjaji, “‘Really nice guy’: Tom Hardy surprises competitors with entry and victory in martial arts contest”, in The Guardian[1]:
- “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.”
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editFurther reading
edit- “take time out”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “take time out (to do something)” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.