verb phrase · neutral
take regular breaks
UK/teɪk ˈreɡjʊlə breɪks/US/teɪk ˈrɛgjələr breɪks/take REG·u·lar BREAKS
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to stop working for short periods at regular intervals
Examples
“To avoid eye strain, take regular breaks from looking at the screen.”
“During revision it's important to take regular breaks to keep focus.”
“Doctors recommend taking regular breaks when doing repetitive tasks.”
Band 8 sentence
“To maintain concentration during revision I take regular breaks of ten minutes every hour.”
Collocations
- take regular breaks from studying
- take regular breaks during work
Word family
take regular breaks verb phrasetake a break verb phrasebreak noun
Common mistakes
take regular break→take regular breaks
have regular break→take regular breaks
Say it for a higher band
5have a rest→6take breaks→7+take regular breaks
Synonyms
have frequent breaks
Easily confused
have a rest
“After the match he had a rest for half an hour.”
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