Last Updated：2025/12/05

To continue working on something that someone else started, especially when one does so efficiently and successfully.

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take the ball and run with it

Source Word

take the ball and run with it

To continue working on something that someone else started, especially when one does so efficiently and successfully.

Japanese Meaning

他の人が始めた作業や仕事、課題を引き継ぎ、自らの手で効率的かつ成功裏に完遂すること。 / 誰かが開始した取り組みを受け取り、責任を持って発展させる行動。

マネージャーが辞めたとき、ジェナは他の人が始めたプロジェクトを引き継いで成功に導き、キャンペーンを予定より早く終わらせた。

Sense（1）

To continue working on something that someone else started, especially when one does so efficiently and successfully.

takes the ball and runs with it

（ present singular third-person ）

taking the ball and running with it

（ participle present ）

took the ball and ran with it

（ past ）

taken the ball and run with it

（ participle past ）