take center stage

: to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as

: to seize or capture physically

: to get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing

: a distinct or personal point of view, outlook, or assessment

: an act or the action of taking: such as

: the uninterrupted photographing or televising of a scene

: the point around which a circle or sphere is described

: the center of the circle inscribed in a regular (see ¹regular 2b) polygon

: a point, area, person, or thing that is most important or pivotal in relation to an indicated activity, interest, or condition

: to place or fix at or around a center or central area

: to give a central focus or basis

: to adjust (things, such as lenses) so that the axes coincide

: one of a series of positions or stations one above the other : step

: the height of the surface of a river above an arbitrary zero point

: a raised platform

: to produce (something, such as a play) on a stage

: to produce or cause to happen for public view or public effect

: to determine the phase or severity of (a disease) based on a classification of established symptomatic criteria

: intended to represent a type or stereotype