take it

phrase

1

: to start doing something : assume responsibility for something

I'll get you started, and you take it from there.

2

: to assume or suppose

I take it that you didn't get my message.

Examples of take it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Our goal was to take it easy during the daylight hours with a gentle hike or two, and store up our energy for a nocturnal expedition come sundown. — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2026

The House sent it over to the Senate with great bipartisan support, numerous times (308-117), but the Senate didn’t take it up. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026

In fact, his friend only sent it across to see if Marchetto knew of another designer who could take it up. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

Though recent form favors Verstappen and Hamilton to complete the top 3, the other two could make a late lunge and take it down to the wire. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for take it

• candlelit
• counterfeit
• hypocrite
• resubmit
• retrofit
• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit