take place
Idioms-
Happen, occur, as in Let me know where the ceremony will take place . [Second half of 1700s]
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take the place of . Substitute for, as in These glasses will have to take the place of wine goblets , or Jane took her sister's place in line . [Second half of 1800s]
Example Sentences
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Production of long-range Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, will take place at Rheinmetall’s Unterluess facility in Germany, one of its largest sites that makes weapon systems and ammunition and tracked vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "The deaths are being treated as unexplained and a post mortem examination will take place in due course."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The Hong Kong share listing is expected to take place in the coming months.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
White suggested that presidential inaugurations take place on the West Front rather than the East Front of the Capitol, as had been the practice before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Second, a long cultural revolution had to take place, in which book learning came to seem of lesser importance than direct experience.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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