take in turn

present singular third person takes in turn · participle present taking in turn · past took in turn · participle past taken in turn

1. Synonym of take turns.

   These wood burners have African drivers with two African firemen who take in turn the two main duties of putting wood into the firebox and moving it forward on the tender.

   1958 February 28, Arthur F. Beckenham, “A Journey in the Belgian Congo”, in Railway Magazine, page 93

   Synonyms: take turns