take shape
idiomatic phrase
: to assume a definite or distinctive form : to develop and become apparent or established
The plan is finally taking shape.
Edison's tireless work habits took shape during his childhood …—
Paul Gray
Paul GrayThe proto-planetary fragments crashed together, coalesced by gravity, and crashed again into other fragments, until they gradually took shape as the planets we know today.—M. Mitchell Waldrop
M. Mitchell Waldrop… the first half of the century, before the modern medical system took shape.—Geoffrey Cowley
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As the cloud wave started to take shape, ARR started to get a little funkier.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Tell us about when this album first started taking shape.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
After a roller-coaster ride of a season so far, the bullpen hierarchy might be taking shape with trade deadline acquisition David Bednar emerging as the likely postseason closer.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Guidelines will also take shape, as Triple-A El Paso manager Pete Zamora said in spring training that his catchers were in charge of challenges.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Tell us about when this album first started taking shape.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
After a roller-coaster ride of a season so far, the bullpen hierarchy might be taking shape with trade deadline acquisition David Bednar emerging as the likely postseason closer.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Guidelines will also take shape, as Triple-A El Paso manager Pete Zamora said in spring training that his catchers were in charge of challenges.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Take shape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20shape. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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