take one's turn
Act when signaled
To take one's turn is to act when it's your designated time in a sequence, whether in games, conversations, or shared duties.
The phrase implies orderly rotation—everyone waits while others go, then participates when the moment arrives: Take your turn and roll the dice.
It can also mean accepting one's share of an unpleasant task: We all take our turn cleaning the bathrooms.
- choiceAct of selecting
- alternationSequential interchange of elements
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- fair playHonorable conduct in games
- schedulePlan of timed events
queue · first come first served · dice roll · spin the wheel · rotation · relay · fairness · reciprocity · sequence · round · move · game night · strategy · musical chairs · succession · sharing · one at a time · next in line
take one's turncut in line
Enter queue improperly
jump the queue · butt in · push in · push ahead · cut the line
take, takes, taken, taking, taker, takers, uptake, intake, retake