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take the initiative
Idioms and Phrases
Begin a task or plan of action, as in The boss was on vacation when they ran out of materials, so Julie took the initiative and ordered more . This term uses initiative in the sense of “the power to originate something,” a usage dating from the late 1700s.Example Sentences
Phil from London agreed parents needed to take the initiative when it came to online safety.
It was left to 93-cap full-back Liam Williams to take the initiative by delivering a defiant message in the post-match huddle.
There are other reasons for Democrats to try to take the initiative.
Leveraging how political power is often downstream from cultural power, Democrats must take the initiative by shaping the public’s mood and beliefs instead of passively responding to them.
Carre bundled his way over after the home side drove the Bulls pack backwards, as Saracens' international stars showed all their experience to take the initiative.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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