take turns

Speech parts

1. take turns - Verb

2. take turns - Phrase

Meaning

do something in turns

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Synonyms

alternate take it in turns change exchange switch rotate interchange oscillate fluctuate swap move around yo-yo chop and change see-saw trade places
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Antonyms

do simultaneously do at one and the same time do at the same time do something at the same time do something simultaneously do something at one time
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Hypernyms

move act

Hyponyms

spell

Examples

We take turns on the night shift Source: Internet

A craft may have two pilots' seats with dual controls, allowing two pilots to take turns. Source: Internet

After Mirio hits them in the air, Deku kicks them back to the ground before Mirio and Nighteye take turns getting in some more hits. Source: Internet

An easier option was to spend time at a bus stand on the other side of the road — just to keep a ‘respectable’ distance — and watch the crooked illustrations of (female neighbours) take turns in keeping their patrons in good spirits. Source: Internet

And creates the ability to host a playroom where up to eight players can take turns drawing and guessing each other’s Quiz. Source: Internet

Consequently, in act 2 scene 3, the largely male population take turns having sex with the prostitutes. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

take turns

Close letter words and terms

take toxic food take toxic substance take trouble take two take umbrage take umbrage at