間まを取とる

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ru)

pause; take a beat; leave a moment

Used when intentionally inserting a pause in conversation, performance, or action to create rhythm or effect.

話はなすときは、大だい事じなポイントの前まえで間まを取とると効こう果か的てきだ。
When speaking, it's effective to pause before important points.

彼かれ

は

一いち

呼こ

吸きゅう

、

間ま

を

取と

っ

て

から

答こた

え

始はじ

め

た

。

He paused for a breath before starting to answer.

間ま
間 is the noun meaning 'pause' or 'interval'; 間を取る is the verb phrase meaning 'to take a pause'.
休やすむ
休む means 'to rest' or 'to take a break' from activity, while 間を取る specifically refers to a deliberate, often brief, pause for timing or effect.

Compound of 間 (ma, 'pause, interval') + を (object marker) + 取る (toru, 'to take'). The phrase literally means 'to take a pause'.