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

Like whether aliens will be announced by the US government, whether a coup attempt will take place in Russia — even whether the earth is flat. — Jon Sarlin, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

This concert will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and already has fans speculating whether Beyoncé might make an appearance given the significance of the date. — Caché McClay, USA Today, 11 July 2026

NorCal Resist has tracked arrests taking place near school drop off sites, gas stations, parking lots and as people are leaving to work. — Mathew Miranda july 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

One of now 17-year-old Trey’s first baseball memories took place at Tempe Diablo Stadium with Albert Pujols and Mike Trout, when Dino was on the Angels’ coaching staff. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 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