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taken time off

taken time off is the past participle of take time off.

Meaning of take time off

Verb

take time off (third-person singular simple present takes time off, present participle taking time off, simple past took time off, past participle taken time off)

  1. (idiomatic) To take time off from employment; to cease working temporarily.

Questions about taken time off

What is taken time off the past participle of?
Taken time off is the past participle of take time off.

Words near taken time off in the dictionary

  1. taken the wind out of someone's sails
  2. taken the words out of someone's mouth
  3. taken the wrong turn at Albuquerque
  4. taken time
  5. taken time by the forelock
  6. taken time off
  7. taken time out
  8. taken to
  9. taken to court
  10. taken to drink
  11. taken to heart

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