passed the baton

idiom

: to pass job and responsibility on to another
The chef recently passed the baton to her young assistant.

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At that point, Spits passed the baton across the Atlantic. Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025 That second-generation leader in 2023 passed the baton as CEO to his own son Vansen, who is 40 years of age this year; Michael is 68. Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 And while its not a change that's in the immediate future, just as Sallie’s father passed the baton to them, Megan’s daughter intends to carry on the Clater’s tradition. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 By the time of his death from cancer in 1974, Husseini had passed the baton. Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for passed the baton

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“Passed the baton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passed%20the%20baton. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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