collect thoughts

collect one's thoughts

Fig. to take time to think through an issue; to give some thought to a topic. I'll speak to the visitors in a moment. I need some time to collect my thoughts.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yevgeny	yev-GYE-nee, eev-GYE-nee	Russian
Tegid	-	Welsh
Corina	-	English, German, Romanian
Archibald	AHR-chə-bawld	Scottish, English
Basajaun	-	Basque
Deanna	dee-AN-ə, DEEN-ə	English