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taking time off

taking time off is the present 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 taking time off

What is taking time off the present participle of?
Taking time off is the present participle of take time off.

Words near taking time off in the dictionary

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

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