What does take ten mean?

take ten means "take a ten minute break".

Is take ten a common word?

take ten is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Take ten — meaning and definition

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
take a ten minute break
“The players took ten during the long rehearsal”
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What does take ten mean?: take ten means "take a ten minute break".
Is take ten a common word?: take ten is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for take ten come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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