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
Demosthenes	-	Ancient Greek
Bolat	-	Kazakh
Belinda	bə-LIN-də	English
MariËTte	-	Dutch
Hannibal	HAN-i-bəl (English)	Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History
Alister	-	Scottish