"take time off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes time off [present, singular, third-person], taking time off [participle, present], took time off [past], taken time off [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> time off}} 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. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-take_time_off-en-verb-PTlA99ul Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "To take time off from employment; to cease working temporarily."
      ],
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        ],
        [
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        ],
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        "(idiomatic) To take time off from employment; to cease working temporarily."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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        "To take time off from employment; to cease working temporarily."
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        "(idiomatic) To take time off from employment; to cease working temporarily."
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