taken place
Has come about
Taken place is the past participle of take place, meaning to happen or occur.
Events, meetings, and changes take place: The ceremony has taken place, Negotiations took place last week.
The phrase emphasizes that something actually happened rather than was merely planned or anticipated.
- occurredTook place in time
- happenedCame into being
- ensuedHappened afterward
- unfoldedOpened from folds
- played outOverused and tiresome
transpired · gone down · materialized · episode · situation · went down · affair · manifested · carried out · positioned · befallen · come to pass · came to pass · passed · proceeded · development · concluded · conducted
planning/scheduling status
taken placepending
Awaiting resolution or decision
forthcoming · upcoming · in the works · planned · anticipated
take, taken, place, takes, taking, taker, takers, retake, retaken