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took time out

took time out is the simple past 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 took time out

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

Words near took time out in the dictionary

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

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