take up the running (English, verb)
expansion: take up the running (third-person singular simple present takes up the running, present participle taking up the running, simple past took up the running, past participle taken up the running)
Senses:
glosses: To proceed at full speed.
tags: dated
idiomatic
Forms:
form: takes up the running
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking up the running
tags: participle
present
form: took up the running
tags: past
form: taken up the running
tags: participle
past