intermit vs take five

intermit and take five both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intermit	No	No	Yes	No
take five	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take five is a hyponym of intermit; that is, take five is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intermit:

Other hyponyms of intermit include breathe, catch one's breath, rest, take a breather, take ten.

intermit (verb)	take five (verb)
cease an action temporarily	take a break for a short period of time