take it

idiom

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

And perhaps some—Ho Jin just barks at him to take it all and grumbles that Ji Seon is a bad influence. —Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

In Irving, police advised drivers Wednesday morning to take it slow after officers responded to multiple crashes and traffic hazards related to the icy conditions. —Briauna Brown, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026

Pretti carried a licensed firearm, but according to video analysis by The New York Times, does not seem to have made any effort to take it out of its holster before an agent shot him. —David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026

Store your garden hose in a garage or shed, and take it out only as needed during winter, making sure to bring it back indoors when you're done. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for take it

• candlelit
• counterfeit
• hypocrite
• monazite
• resubmit
• retrofit
• acquit
• admit
• amrit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit