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

One solution that came from readers of this column was to put up a flag whenever the pool was open and take it down whenever guests weren’t welcome. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

An administrative law judge referred a subpoena dispute to the full commission, reported on July 31, and the commissioners can take it up on August 12. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Fort Worth District 2 City Council member Carlos Flores said that even though this phase of the development is not progressing, residents and Stockyards lovers should not take it to mean a death to development there as a whole. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026

If you're being escorted out of the bar and being sent on your way, take it. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for take it

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