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taken time out

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

Meaning of take time out

Verb

take 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)

  1. (idiomatic, often) To temporarily suspend an activity in order to do something else.
    • I took time out from my studies to travel for a year.

Questions about taken time out

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

Words near taken time out in the dictionary

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

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