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 seventh-inning performance will be part of a slate of tributes to honor the more than 3,000 people who died as a result of the attacks, the largest of which took place just 10 miles south in downtown Manhattan. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

There’ll still be conversations surrounding the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and most of us anticipate a lot of shocked reactions from those learning when our birthdays and wedding anniversaries take place. — Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Two other people claimed to have been abused by the artist during their childhood, according to Libération, but are also not included in the case headed to trial because the incidents took place too far in the past. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Any investment or grant discussions take place directly between the parties. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 Sep. 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