take shape

idiomatic phrase

: to assume a definite or distinctive form : to develop and become apparent or established

The plan is finally taking shape.

Edison's tireless work habits took shape during his childhood …—

Paul Gray

The proto-planetary fragments crashed together, coalesced by gravity, and crashed again into other fragments, until they gradually took shape as the planets we know today.—

M. Mitchell Waldrop

… the first half of the century, before the modern medical system took shape.—

Geoffrey Cowley

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Multiple serious efforts to put AI data centers in space will take shape. —

Rob Toews, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 The market entered December on a high, brimming with certainty about a favorable outlook based on prevailing market uptrends, an orderly Fed easing seasonal campaign, seasonal tailwinds and whatever policy outcomes an investor chose to assume will take shape next year. —

Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024 The concept lingered in her mind for weeks, waiting for the perfect moment to take shape. —

Tiana Denicola, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024 Nashville's Neuhoff District begins to take shape The Nashville development near the Cumberland River, Germantown's Neuhoff District, is well underway. —

Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take shape