What does take time off mean?

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take time off

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.54 in modern English

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takes time off (present, singular) taking time off (participle, present) took time off (past) taken time off (participle, past)

take off

What does take time off mean?: To take time off from employment; to cease working temporarily.

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