take shape

Idioms  

1. Also, shape up. Turn out, develop, acquire a distinctive form, as in Her reelection campaign is already taking shape, two years before the election, or Can you tell us how the book is shaping up? The first term dates from the mid-1700s and the variant, originally put as shape out, from about 1600.

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take shape

Despite that, the club never flinched and gave him the opportunity to install a clear identity throughout the club and also time for it to take shape.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

A massive galaxy cluster dating back to an era when such enormous structures were only beginning to take shape is challenging scientists' understanding of how the universe evolved.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

In the care of one another, our archive begins to take shape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

And a plan with Wall Street giants to help backstop as much as $500 billion in financing for potential customers is just beginning to take shape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Finally, a face began to take shape, blackened and tormented.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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