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took time off

took time off is the simple past 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 took time off

What is took time off the simple past of?
Took time off is the simple past of take time off.

Words near took time off in the dictionary

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

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