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What is another word for
taking five
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Verb
Present participle for to take a short, typically five-minute, break from some activity
Present participle for to pause and deliberate
(
of a meeting or a session of a court
)
Present participle for to adjourn
Present participle for to lie down and relax
Noun
The act or state of deferring an action or proceeding
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Verb
▲
Present participle for to take a short, typically five-minute, break from some activity
relaxing
resting
pausing
stopping
taking a breather
easing off
taking time out
putting your feet up
taking a break
breaking off
taking a rest
coming up for air
having a break
unwinding
having a breather
reposing
stopping briefly
chilling
having a rest
easing up
suspending proceedings
breaking
kicking back
idling
recessing
chillin
taking ten
having time out
refreshing
taking it easy
“After working nonstop for hours, she decided to
take five
and refresh her mind with a short walk outside.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to pause and deliberate
stopping
pausing
hesitating
holding on
sitting tight
waiting
calling time
deliberating
hanging on
having a breather
holding back
taking a break
thinking twice
holding your fire
holding your horses
resting
stalling
stopping briefly
taking a breather
taking ten
delaying
wavering
halting
faltering
breaking
adjourning
discontinuing
ceasing
suspending
desisting
interrupting
reflecting
dropping
sidelining
shaking
hanging back
breaking off
taking a breath
marking time
pulling up
letting up
catching one's breath
coming to standstill
breaking it up
putting on hold
awaiting
standing by
being patient
hanging around
lying in wait
staying
lingering
biding
hanging fire
biding your time
sticking around
hanging onto your hat
waiting on
waiting patiently
hanging out
lying low
kicking your heels
hanging about
cooling it
sweating it
loitering
waiting a minute
holding the line
vacillating
procrastinating
staying there
waiting there
staying put
adopting Fabian tactics
treading water
playing a waiting game
standing back
waiting and seeing
hanging
abiding
saving it
sweating it out
twiddling thumbs
wasting time
passing the time
killing time
sitting up for
waiting in the wings
holding everything
holding the phone
holding one's breath
cooling your heels
countdowning
staying up for
looking forward
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Verb
▲
(
of a meeting or a session of a court
)
Present participle for to adjourn
rising
adjourning
recessing
pausing
suspending
breaking up
suspending proceedings
breaking off
discontinuing
ending
knocking off
taking a break
taking a breather
proroguing
prorogating
taking a recess
stopping
breaking
sidelining
calling time
taking time out
taking ten
putting on hold
postponing
delaying
deferring
shelving
tabling
mothballing
remitting
staying
pigeonholing
respiting
interrupting
holding in abeyance
holding up
putting off
putting in cold storage
taking a rain check on
calling it a day
putting over
holding over
laying on the table
holding off
holding back
putting back
putting on ice
taking a rain check
putting on the back burner
rescheduling
holding off on
continuing
stalling
laying over
carrying over
setting aside
holding
protracting
putting aside
prolonging
retarding
putting on back burner
intermitting
extending
procrastinating
detaining
laying aside
hanging fire
putting to one side
keeping in abeyance
withholding
standing over
giving rain check
putting on the shelf
waiving
slowing
reorganizing
US
filing
rearranging
dismissing
reorganising
UK
rebooking
changing the date
hanging up
slowing up
putting off the evil day
putting off the evil hour
giving a rain check
putting in abeyance
doing later
parking
reserving
retaining
suppressing
hanging
cooling
containing
taking offline
forestaying
temporizing
US
temporising
UK
putting something off
putting on one side
leaving to another time
slowing down
setting back
freezing
taking a raincheck
cooling it
taking a breather from
putting on a back burner
checking
disbanding
inactivating
barring
tying up
calling a halt to
staving off
counting out
ruling out
impeding
hindering
obstructing
lengthening
blocking
booking again
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Verb
▲
Present participle for to lie down and relax
putting your feet up
relaxing
resting
stopping
napping
taking a breather
taking it easy
chilling out
lying down
lounging around
catching forty winks
putting your head down
catching a few 'z' s
unwinding
kicking back
unbending
lazing
idling
lounging
vegging out
lolling
chillin
chilling
loafing
reposing
taking a break
doing nothing
easing off
slacking off
lazing around
sitting back
slumping
easing up
flopping
luxuriating
slowing down
de-stressing
taking your ease
entertaining oneself
taking time out
unbuttoning
taking time off
staying loose
letting it all hang out
playing
enjoying oneself
letting your hair down
amusing oneself
loosening up
slowing
loosening
calming down
slackening off
getting comfortable
letting up
droning
chillaxing
bumming
kicking around
hacking around
hanging about
lazying
goofing off
dallying
hanging around
hanging out
dillydallying
footling
dawdling
dozing
sleeping
snoozing
having a nap
stretching out
zizzing
settling back
taking a nap
refreshing oneself
lying by
cooling off
slacking
slumbering
outspanning
drowsing
having a siesta
lying still
having a snooze
catnapping
taking a siesta
taking life easy
winding down
kipping
basking
having forty winks
sitting down
slackening
mellowing out
having a spell
letting down
nodding off
standing down
getting some shut-eye
having a rest
pausing
snatching forty winks
catching some Zs
taking a rest
going to bed
getting some kip
having a kip
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Noun
▲
The act or state of deferring an action or proceeding
adjournment
deferment
deferral
delay
interruption
postponement
suspension
prorogation
stay
recess
break
pause
rescheduling
shelving
pigeonholing
breather
mothballing
rest
stoppage
tabling
continuation
intermission
moratorium
put-off
putting off
let up
temporary cessation
time out
knocking off
suspension of proceedings
respite
cessation
halt
stop
remission
discontinuation
check
hiatus
reprieve
letup
abeyance
conclusion
discontinuance
finish
arrest
ending
termination
downtime
close
closure
lapse
cutoff
cease
expiration
closing
putting back
interlude
interval
end
finale
completion
abeyancy
procrastination
consummation
dormancy
culmination
resolution
windup
surcease
suspense
finis
denouement
desistance
lull
wind-up
wrap-up
holdup
freeze
deferring
protraction
arrestment
shutdown
closedown
shutoff
holding pattern
consequence
breathing spell
terminus
determination
expiry
retirement
fulfillment
US
hold-up
curtain
quiescence
rain check
desuetude
fulfilment
UK
doldrums
sign-off
latency
last word
bottom line
wait
standstill
continuance
grace
rearrangement
layoff
interregnum
stopping
deep freeze
breath
cold storage
climax
extension
suspended animation
disruption
homestretch
endgame
period
capper
let-up
outcome
breathing space
result
coffee break
break-off
grand finale
happy hour
issue
upshot
realization
US
execution
realisation
UK
achievement
omega
payoff
accomplishment
perfection
time off
mop-up
time-out
armistice
stay of execution
quiescency
leave
limbo
holiday
vacation
carrying over
transferal
vacay
ten
epilogue
UK
breaktime
cut-off
coda
peroration
sunset
twilight
breakup
epilog
US
end result
closing stages
final word
last part
change of date
ampliatio
five
attainment
target
winter
stopping point
end of the line
grace period
final point
last stop
stall
lag
retardment
detention
detainment
logjam
jam
filibuster
holding
setback
hindrance
impediment
obstruction
showstopper
hangup
offset
bind
problem
obstacle
impedance
demurral
dawdling
loitering
lingering
cunctation
tarrying
retardation
tie-up
cooling-off period
separation
gap
interim
entr'acte
lacuna
deadlock
gridlock
stopover
caesura
pausation
stand
comma
beat
hush
stillness
hitch
lapse of time
break off
rest period
discontinuity
spell
hiccup
hiccough
impasse
parenthesis
interstice
stalemate
standoff
layover
Mexican standoff
time lag
dead end
full stop
block
slack
blockage
stop-off
checkmate
grinding halt
screaming halt
dead stop
stand-off
holdback
hold
space
relief
halting
ceasing
lessening
slackening
intermezzo
smoko
time
breathing room
breaking off
draw
pause in the action
time to burn
time to kill
period of waiting
screeching halt
sojourn
visit
time wasted
break in your journey
tea break
goof-off time
lead time
catch-22
breakdown
half-time
interspace
time away
moment
instant
second
timeout
relaxation
blow
tie
passage
short break
withdrawal
course
finishing
slowness
time gap
time warp
abandonment
term
passing
span
sit-down
winding up
intervening period
intervening time
spell of inactivity
cutting short
lost time
desisting
remaining
hesitation
terminating
deterring
lunch break
dead heat
hole
bottleneck
morass
repose
short respite
freedom
inaction
breakoff
occlusion
winding-up
recovery time
idle time
brick wall
roadblock
end of the road
disconnection
inactivity
disconnectedness
disjointedness
spare time
free time
incoherence
disunion
communication breakdown
time on your hands
time on one's hands
one's own sweet time
cutout
lack of unity
lack of coherence
own sweet time
time delay
spare moment
time to spare
snag
retard
trammel
waiting period
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