take a break

1. Interrupt one's activity briefly, as in We've been working for two hours; let's take a break. Also see take five.

Example Sentences

He recalled one of his bosses yelling at him when he sat down in the fields to take a break.

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The music softens as the band members take a break and high-five one another.

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“This is a lot to take in. Why don’t we take a break? Come on—let me introduce you two to Lala, the captain of this ship.”

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But a few years ago, Ant and Dec suggested the ITV show should take a break from putting politicians in the jungle.

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In September, the 39-year-old driver announced she would take a break from the tracks at the end of the season in order to start a family with her husband, Bobby Lyons.

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Related Words

• calm 
• lie down 
• loosen up www.thesaurus.com
• recline 
• sit back 
• soften 
• unwind