How to Use take-up in a Sentence

take-up

1 of 2 noun
  • There was great take-up of the 11 high-quality op-ed pieces on offer.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The streamer still has a relatively low take-up in big territories and now boasts a healthy originals library of shows that can be sold in second windows.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The long-term impact will depend on take-up, integration with other supports and broader demographic shifts.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Meanwhile, there are differences in side effects between the two drugs that could also have an impact on their take-up — assuming, of course, that orforglipron is approved for marketing.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Auto-renewal also cut promotional subscription take-up by 35 percent.
    — Hec Paris Insights, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Pitaro reiterated his past assertions that reinforcing the number of total subscribers across linear TV and streaming would be ESPN’s goal, not generating a specific amount of take-up in streaming.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The highest take-up of registrations onto FIFA PASS has been by nationals from Uzbekistan, China, India, Turkey, Mexico and Colombia.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • The Office actor Julie Fernandez and Sara Johnson have been in post two-and-a-half years now at Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, which reps the likes of Steve McQueen and Stephen Frears, and have recently felt their frustration at low industry take-up of access coordinators boil over.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026

take up

2 of 2 verb
  • The process can take up to four days.
    — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
  • That process can take up to six months.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The process can take up to two weeks in some states.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • And the burr grinder takes up far more counter space in my small kitchen.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Full results can take up to a year or longer.
    — Jay Sparks, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • Each tunnel may take up to a month’s worth of work.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Plus, the slim design takes up next to no space.
    — Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Colorado has urged the high court not to take up the case.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Getting that bridge built took up my days and nights and time.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Even she is impressed by the sheer space these things take up!
    — Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Put your bag on your lap or rest it on your feet to take up less space.
    — Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026
  • The school board has not yet set a date to take up the matter.
    — Leslie Postal, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Dec. 2021
  • But this can take up to a month or two for some plants to show signs of life.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Then Menzies takes up the theme.
    — Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
  • He is set to take up the post on May 18.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Weir took up the guitar at age 13.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Its sleek and slim design won’t take up much space on your kitchen counter.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
  • This would likely take up to 20 years.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The center of the home is taken up by the kitchen.
    — Adam Williams march 01, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The center of the home is taken up by its kitchen.
    — New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
  • This stack takes up 50% of your total salary.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Those ideas could be taken up at a later point.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
  • There's a lot on the line here—boots take up a lot of space in your closet.
    — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The form is thorough and could take up to an hour to complete.
    — al, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The fish strip takes up the entire hand-sized tortilla.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • For example, pole beans take up less space than bush beans.
    — Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Flaming garbage took up the whole northbound side of the street.
    — Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Some states are taking up the issue.
    — Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 10 June 2026
  • Lacy died days before the grand jury was set to take up his case.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • If polyps are found, the colonoscopy may take up to 45 minutes.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024

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