(US, Canada, informal) To take a short, typically five-minute, break from some activity.
(US, Canada, informal) To take a short, typically five-minute, break from some activity.
Hey, stop fighting! Take five, people!
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(US, Canada, informal) To take a short, typically ten-minute, break from some activity.
(intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
(British, Australia) A short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk.
(Australia) A short rest break which an employee is entitled to take, shorter in duration than a lunchbreak.
Take Five (The Dave Brubeck Quartet)
“Take Five (The Dave Brubeck Quartet)”
“I am, of course, going to vastly overthink this and also take five containers instead of asking what L stands for.”
“Yep. My brain has a few genetic mutations. I take five milligrams of Lexapro, because if I don't, my brain doesn't work properly.”
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The act by which something is taken.