Idiom · B2 · Informal · common in planning and handoffs
take it from there
tayk it frum THAIR Stress there; it refers to the task or situation already under discussion.
Continue a process from a stated point, deciding or handling the later steps after that.
nastaviti odatle; preuzeti dalje; potom odlučiti o sledećim koracima
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.
Build the sentence
first step or condition + and/then + take it from there
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.
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.