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
In a video update posted on social media on 6 December, Mr Hall said he "had to take time out".
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024
“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
It’s important to engage in those activities or take time out in any way that you can, to nurture your soul and revitalize your energies.
From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024
About three times a year she would take time out from her work and give me a complete examination.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
