How to Use pick/take up the slack in a Sentence

pick/take up the slack

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• Chances are good that at least one person will be ready to pick up the slack.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023
• That will leave Tatum left to pick up the slack and cover the cracks.
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025
• But in most cases, other area theaters could take up the slack.
  — Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
• If their fly ball volume wanes, there are other parts of their games that can pick up the slack.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
• Maybe their running game will take up the slack if their passing game isn’t clicking.
  — Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 30 Oct. 2024
• And no one else on the roster has yet appeared close to being able to pick up the slack.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2023
• Will the Reds have someone(s) to pick up the slack when the Bat Men cool?
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 7 June 2021
• Bangladesh has since opened a new air cargo hub at one of its major airports to pick up the slack.
  — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 22 May 2025
• Refrain from relying on others to pick up the slack or do the work for you.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
• Lots of other workplaces would leave it vacant and have others pick up the slack.
  — Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
• Often, even having an equal partner in the picture isn’t enough to pick up the slack.
  — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 23 Oct. 2024
• For example, if one parent dies, the other might need their child to pick up the slack.
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 24 July 2023
• Other airlines, meanwhile, are doing their best to pick up the slack.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 29 Dec. 2022
• If Nvidia falters, other stocks are likely, at some point, to pick up the slack.
  — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
• The offense, slow to pick up the slack these last three weeks, is finally showing up, as well.
  — Tim Britton, New York Times, 5 July 2025
• If not, your muscles will pick up the slack in an attempt to keep you upright, which can cause fatigue.
  — Sanah Faroke, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
• If somebody lost their job, who’s going to pick up the slack so that their share of the payment is covered?
  — Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2024
• Moreover, when people quit, the remaining workers must pick up the slack.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
• Kincaid missed three games with knee and collarbone injuries, but Knox didn’t pick up the slack.
  — Tim Graham, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
• The front office didn’t end up adding a pass-rushing prospect in the draft, so the trio of free agents will truly need to pick up the slack.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2024
• The remaining core of last year's championship team will have to pick up the slack in the interim.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 22 Mar. 2023
• Instead of helping to pick up the slack, Ober has become a major question mark.
  — Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 13 June 2025
• To pick up the slack, the firm intends to add researchers and engineers in India.
  — Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
• With summer here the last thing on anyone’s mind is household chores — so invest in a smart cleaning tool that can pick up the slack.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 23 June 2024
• So far, Tisdale said, the community has helped pick up the slack from the loss of other food sources.
  — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 June 2025
• With the city taking a back seat, it has been left to nonprofits like Flatbush Cats to take up the slack.
  — Richard Schiffman Erin Schaff, New York Times, 8 June 2023
• Anthony Edwards again struggled from the field and, this time, there was no one else stepping up to pick up the slack.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2024
• Without enough of either, teachers and paraprofessionals in the schools have to adapt and pick up the slack.
  — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
• Heinemann puts faith in new markets This has left the door open for the Middle East to take up the slack.
  — Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
• Cleveland’s bigs -- Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley -- tried to pick up the slack.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 14 Jan. 2023