takes control
Seizes the reins
Takes control means to assume command or authority over a situation, organization, or process.
Someone takes control when they begin directing what happens: She took control of the meeting when it started going off track.
The phrase often implies assertiveness or decisive action, and sometimes a shift in power: The new CEO took control and immediately restructured the company.
- assumeAccept as true
- commandeerSeize for official purposes
- overtakePass while moving faster
- usurpSeize without right
- hijackSeize a moving vehicle
dominate · govern · seize · seize power · overpower · manage · monopolize · strongarm · hold sway · manipulate · pull the strings · subjugate · wrest · direct · coup · intervene · lead · enforce
- taking actionacts, moves, responds, go for it, step forward
takes controlyields
Gives forth results
submits · defers · capitulates · backs down · acquiesces
takes controlloses control
Fails to manage oneself
neglects · abandons · lets slide · drops the ball · abdicates
takes controlrelinquishes
Voluntarily gives up control
cedes · steps aside · stands down · lets go · releases
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