take time out
verb1
Idiomatic, Often, Followed by from To temporarily suspend an activity in order to do something else.
- “Everyone recognised him but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him,” the spokesperson said. “It was a real pleasure to have him compete at our event.”2022 September 20, Danya Hajjaji, “‘Really nice guy’: Tom Hardy surprises competitors with entry and victory in martial arts contest”, in The Guardian:
- Related terms
- take the time, take time, time out, time-out