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
Rodolphe	-	French
Agassi	['ægəsi]
Theotimos	-	Ancient Greek
Chlodochar	-	Ancient Germanic
Alisa	ah-LEE-sah (Russian), AH-lee-sah (Finnish)	Russian, Finnish
Austen	AWS-tən	English (Modern)