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Definition of double take noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

double take

noun

/ˌdʌbl ˈteɪk/

/ˌdʌbl ˈteɪk/

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if you do a double take, you wait for a moment before you react to something that has happened, because it is very surprising

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