take place

phrase

: happen, occur

The conference is scheduled to take place in June.

Fighting over a disputed section of the border is taking place in remote jungle …

—James Brooke

What's clear amid the debate is that a remarkable revolution has taken place in the care and treatment of America's children.

—LynNell Hancock et al.

Examples of take place in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The giveaway will take place during a two-hour window at participating Dippin’ Dots stores and shopping center locations. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

The sting operation took place in an undisclosed location in Virginia Gardens. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

The next Amputee Women's World Cup will take place in Poland in 2027, with the specific date and city yet to be announced, the camp organizers told The Associated Press. — ABC News, 17 July 2026

Nordstrom’s yearly Anniversary Sale is taking place from July 18 through August 9 this year, but cardmembers can begin shopping its best deals as early as four days prior. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for take place

• aerospace
• anatase
• anyplace
• commonplace
• cyberspace
• database
• diabase
• diastase
• dnase
• elastase
• fireplace
• hyperspace