take a beat

verb

Definitions

  1. To pause and take a moment to collect your thoughts, calm down, or regain composure…

    To pause and take a moment to collect your thoughts, calm down, or regain composure before reacting.

    • “Breathe a minute. Relax. Say the magic words: you need to take a beat, and then you'll circle back.”

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for take a beat. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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