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Antonyms for take ten
Grammar : Noun, verb |
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Phonetic Transcription : tɛn |
Definition of take ten
Origin :- Old English ten (Mercian), tien (West Saxon), from Proto-Germanic *tekhan (cf. Old Saxon tehan, Old Norse tiu, Danish ti, Old Frisian tian, Old Dutch ten, Dutch tien, Old High German zehan, German zehn, Gothic taihun "ten").
- The Germanic words are from PIE *dekm (cf. Sanskrit dasa, Avestan dasa, Armenian tasn, Greek deka, Latin decem, Old Church Slavonic deseti, Lithuanian desimt, Old Irish deich, Breton dek, Welsh deg, Albanian djetu "ten").
- Tenner "ten-pound note" is slang first recorded 1861; as "ten-dollar bill," 1887 (ten-spot in this sense dates from 1848). The ten-foot pole that you wouldn't touch something with (1909) was originally a 40-foot pole; the idea is the same as the advice to use a long spoon when you dine with the devil. Ten-four "I understand, message received," is attested in popular jargon from 1962, from use in CB and police radio 10-code (in use in U.S. by 1950).
- As in interim : noun interval
- As in kick back : verb relax
- As in pause : verb wait, delay
- As in recess : verb stop action
- As in relax : verb be or feel at ease
- As in rest : verb be calm; sleep
- As in : verb take a short break
Synonyms for take ten
- adjourn
- be at ease
- be comfortable
- breach
- break
- break it up
- break off
- break up
- breathe
- breathe easy
- breather
- breathing spell
- call time
- calm
- calm down
- catch one's breath
- cease
- chill out
- coffee break
- collect oneself
- come to standstill
- compose oneself
- cool off
- cutoff
- deliberate
- desist
- discontinue
- dissolve
- downtime
- doze
- dream
- drop
- drop it
- drowse
- ease off
- ease up
- feel at home
- gap
- halt
- hang loose
- hesitate
- hiatus
- hold back
- idle
- interlude
- interregnum
- interrupt
- interruption
- knock off
- lacuna
- layoff
- laze
- lean
- let down
- let oneself go
- let up
- letup
- lie by
- lie down
- lie still
- loaf
- loll
- loosen up
- lounge
- make oneself at home
- meantime
- meanwhile
- mellow out
- nap
- nod
- pause
- pigeonhole
- prorogate
- prorogue
- put feet up
- put on hold
- put one's feet up
- recline
- recuperate
- reflect
- refresh oneself
- relax
- repose
- rest
- rise
- settle back
- shake
- sideline
- simmer down
- sit around
- sit back
- sit down
- slack
- slack off
- slacken
- slow down
- slumber
- snooze
- soften
- spell
- stop briefly
- stop for a breath
- stop work
- stretch out
- suspend
- take a break
- take a breather
- take a load off
- take a nap
- take five
- take it easy
- take life easy
- take one's time
- take ten
- take time out
- terminate
- think twice
- time
- time-out
- tranquilize
- unbend
- unlax
- unwind
- waver
- wind down
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