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
Alwyn	['ælwin]
&Thorn;ÝRi	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Tamazi	-	Georgian
Rashaun	rə-SHAWN, ray-SHAWN	African American (Rare)
Abhijeet	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
VladimÍR	-	Czech, Slovak