It was time to take stock of the situation.

是估量形势的时候了。

It was time to stand back and take stock of his career.

他该从旁观者的角度来反思一下自己的职业生涯了。

Make time to take stock.

找时间去总结下。

Now he stopped to take stock .

现在他才停下来衡量情势。

Take stock of what you need to learn, and find ways to learn it.

想想你需要学的知识，然后找机会去学习。