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Time out   /taɪm aʊt/   Listen
Time out

noun
1.
A pause from doing something (as work).  Synonyms: break, recess, respite.  "He took time out to recuperate"



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"Time out" Quotes from Famous Books



... to his feet. He scowled at Ronny Bronston and growled, "Unfortunately, the human race can't take the time out for happiness. Come along, I want to ...
— Ultima Thule • Dallas McCord Reynolds

... salvation, he was not in that state afterwards, for that the whole of the following work, which, by the Spirit and Word of God, was wrought on his heart, was founded upon a strong and clear conviction of his having been at that time out of Christ, ...
— Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) • John Howie

... alliances so unceremoniously, that they went to Queen Caroline's or the Princesses' drawing-room, without either themselves or the world appearing quite sure whether they were maids or wives. Dear! dear! what did come of these foolish impulsive matches? Did they fulfil the time out of mind adage, "Happy's the wooing that's not long a-doing"? or that other old proverb, "Marry in haste, and repent at leisure"? ...
— Girlhood and Womanhood - The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes • Sarah Tytler

... will not die. We must not lose furrow-maker. He has been foolish of late, he has played with smoke and is sick. His engines have wearied him and his cities are evil. Yes, he is very sick. But in a few centuries he will forget his folly and we shall not lose furrow-maker. Time out of mind he has delved and my family have got their food from the raw earth behind him. ...
— Fifty-One Tales • Lord Dunsany [Edward J. M. D. Plunkett]

... either, Bobolink," remarked Paul; "so you see, it was an accident in any case. You've lost money many a time out of your pocket; well, this man was in the same boat. Chances ...
— The Banner Boy Scouts Afloat • George A. Warren


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