take five
Pause and relax
Take five means to take a short break, typically around five minutes.
The phrase comes from film and television production, where directors call breaks during shooting.
It has spread to general use for any brief pause from work or activity: Let's take five before we finish up.
Take ten extends the break.
Temporary cessation of activity
- breatherBrief period of rest
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- time-outTemporary halt in activity
- recessPause in activity
intermission · rest · downtime · interlude · halftime · interval · coffee break · quick break
Restore energy or newness
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- revitalizeRestore strength and vitality
- renewMake valid again
decompress · unwind · reset · catch your breath · second wind · mental reset · energy boost · recover
Reed instrument, brass body
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- cool jazzRelaxed 1950s improvisational music
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- quartetEnsemble of four
bebop · syncopation · swing · standard · jam session · polyrhythm · chord progression
pause
Temporary cessation of activity
recess · intermission · rest · downtime · interlude · halftime · interval · coffee break · quick break · step away
refresh
Restore energy or newness
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- revitalizeRestore strength and vitality
renew · decompress · unwind · reset · catch your breath · second wind · mental reset · energy boost · recover · destress
saxophone
Reed instrument, brass body
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- cool jazzRelaxed 1950s improvisational music
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
quartet · bebop · syncopation · swing · standard · jam session · polyrhythm · chord progression
- relaxationrelax, naps, break, rest, calm
- Number Phrasesone and only, two cents, three strikes, four corners, six feet under
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
- breaksbreak, crack, pause, fracture, shatter
- theaterplays, stage, play, onstage, acting
- commandsgo, stop, wait, come, run
take fivekeep going
Maintain forward progress
carry on · continue · press on · persevere · push through
take fivebuckle down
Apply oneself determinedly
get to work · knuckle down · dig in · double down · crunch time
take, taken, five, taking, overtake, takes, intake, undertake, retake