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taking time out

taking time out is the present 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 taking time out

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

Words near taking time out in the dictionary

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

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