taking a break
Stepping away momentarily
Taking a break is pausing from work or activity to rest or refresh oneself.
The phrase implies temporary interruption rather than stopping altogether: I'm taking a break from social media, Let's take a five-minute break.
It can also signal stepping back from a relationship without fully ending it: We're taking a break.
Break in activity
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
- leaveSanctioned time away
- gap yearPlanned educational hiatus
- time offScheduled absence from duties
vacation · holiday · getaway · retreat · furlough · personal day · mental health day · staycation
Scheduled performance pause
- halftimeMidpoint break in games
- entr'acteBreak between acts
- intermezzoBrief linking musical passage
- intervalDuration between two points
interlude · recess · pause · breather · time-out · stoppage · interruption · pit stop
State of being unwound
- downtimePeriod of non-operation
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- leisureFree time for relaxation
lounging · siesta · nap · unwinding · chilling · decompressing · kicking back · putting feet up
Restore energy or newness
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- revitalizeRestore strength and vitality
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- renewMake valid again
replenish · recharge · reset · decompress · recover · catch breath · clear head · mental reset
hiatus
Break in activity
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
- leaveSanctioned time away
- gap yearPlanned educational hiatus
time off · vacation · holiday · getaway · retreat · furlough · personal day · mental health day · staycation · long weekend
intermission
Scheduled performance pause
- halftimeMidpoint break in games
- entr'acteBreak between acts
- intermezzoBrief linking musical passage
interval · interlude · recess · pause · breather · time-out · stoppage · interruption · pit stop · seventh-inning stretch
relaxation
State of being unwound
leisure · lounging · siesta · nap · unwinding · chilling · decompressing · kicking back · putting feet up · vegging out
refresh
Restore energy or newness
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- revitalizeRestore strength and vitality
- restoreReturn to earlier state
renew · replenish · recharge · reset · decompress · recover · catch breath · clear head · mental reset · second wind
- Sitting Outbenched, sidelined, on the bench, on the sidelines, sitting idle
- restresting, sleeping, napping, dozing, slumber
- decompressiondecompress, unzipping, unzip, unpack, extract
- breakupsbreakup, dumped, dumping, it's over, Dear John
taking a breakpushing on
Continuing despite obstacles
pushing through · continuing · persisting · carrying on · keeping going
taking a breaklaboring
Working strenuously
toiling · grinding · working through · hustling · buckling down
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