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take five

VERB
pause
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hesitate interrupt shake waver
STRONG
cease deliberate desist discontinue drop halt reflect rest sideline suspend
WEAK
break it up call time catch one's breath come to standstill hold back put on hold stop briefly take a break take a breather take ten think twice
Antonyms
STRONG
carry on continue do go keep on restart rise
WEAK
persist
VERB
recess
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjourn break off break up dissolve terminate
STRONG
drop pigeonhole prorogue rise shake sideline
WEAK
call time drop it prorogate put on hold take a break take a breather take ten
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin open start
WEAK
continue
VERB
rest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breathe lean lie down relax sit down stretch out
STRONG
doze dream drowse idle laze loaf loll lounge nap nod recline repose slack slacken slumber snooze spell unbend unlax unwind
WEAK
be at ease be comfortable compose oneself ease off ease up let down let up lie by lie still put feet up refresh oneself slack off take a break take a nap take it easy take life easy take ten take time out wind down
Antonyms
STRONG
do energize
WEAK
activate be active carry out move stand walk

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“You think that you take five weeks off,” Roberts said, “that your timing is going to be off a little bit.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Carter, who left in 2024, said it can take five years for a new school’s approach to gel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Typically it would take five or six months in a vibrant housing market.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

The firm told BBC Breakfast it would take five to six months to implement its plans and that delivery targets would be met in a year's time.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

It didn’t take five minutes before he was standing there.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

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