Synonyms for take turns
take turns

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1. take turnsverb

   Synonyms:
   alternate, take it in turns

2. take turnsverb

   Of two or more people, to do the same thing one after another.

   Synonyms:
   alternate, take it in turns

3. take turnsverb

   To assume a place in a sequence of successions.

   Synonyms:
   alternate, take it in turns

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1. alternate, take turnsverb

   do something in turns

   "We take turns on the night shift"

   Synonyms:
   switch, alternate, flip, understudy, tack, flip-flop, jump, interchange

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1. Huang Haojie:

   We take turns to rest and work once every other day, and then basically everyone works nearly 12 hours on that day.

2. Ancient Simian Proverb:

   Plato described in great detail a plan for government in which philosophers would take turns ruling the less able people of the country. As you may remember, Plato and his friends were philosophers.

3. Lise Vesterlund:

   If we know that women are more likely to volunteer, we shouldn't ask for volunteers. Take turns, put names in a hat and draw one, changing the practices for how we allocate this work is a key step.

4. Josh Boykin:

   We take turns with this one, kirby's Return to Dreamland.

5. Huang Haojie:

   The number of requests we receive every day now is close to 200 people, we take turns to rest and work once every other day, and then basically everyone works nearly 12 hours on that day.