Idiom · B2 · Informal · common in planning and handoffs
take it from there
Continue a process from a stated point, deciding or handling the later steps after that.
nastaviti odatle; preuzeti dalje; potom odlučiti o sledećim koracima
Memory scene
One person carries a relay baton to a marked line; the next takes it from there and chooses the rest of the route.
How it sounds
tayk it frum THAIR
Stress there; it refers to the task or situation already under discussion.
Build the sentence
first step or condition + and/then + take it from there
Use it
Send me the test results first, and we’ll take it from there.
Later decisions depend on information not yet available.
I’ll introduce you to the editor; you can take it from there.
The responsibility passes to another person at a clear point.
Watch out
The phrase deliberately leaves later steps open; do not use it when the full plan is already fixed. Here it means the situation or process, not a physical object.
Nearby language
Very close and focuses on continuing; take it from there can more clearly hand over responsibility.
Emphasizes waiting to observe results rather than actively continuing from a handoff point.
Means assume control, but does not itself identify the stage from which work continues.
Make it yours
Prvo ćete pogledati rezultate probnog perioda, a tek onda odlučiti šta dalje.