take place

phrase

: happen, occur

The conference is scheduled to take place in June.

Fighting over a disputed section of the border is taking place in remote jungle …

—James Brooke

What's clear amid the debate is that a remarkable revolution has taken place in the care and treatment of America's children.

—LynNell Hancock et al.

Examples of take place in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Beyond the capital, every May the annual Les Fêtes de la Chartreuse takes place in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 6 Oct. 2026

Many of the bans took place in Florida and Texas, where restrictive laws have been passed and both politicians and conservative activists have pushed for removals. — Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Old-school luxury takes on new meaning since the refurbishing and renovations that took place here in 2016. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Dorinda’s residence is perhaps the single most iconic location in all of Housewifery because that demonic energy caused friction in every single interaction that took place there. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for take place

• aerospace
• anatase
• anyplace
• commonplace
• cyberspace
• database
• diabase
• diastase
• dnase
• elastase
• fireplace
• hyperspace