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on the uptake
Idioms and Phrases
In understanding or comprehension. This term is most often put as quick on the uptake , for readily understanding something, and slow on the uptake , for being slow to comprehend. For example, Shirley will have no trouble learning that new computer program—she's very quick on the uptake . It alludes to absorbing (“taking up”) information. [Early 1800s]Example Sentences
L.A. is a little slower on the uptake but that is sure to change as padel’s popularity grows.
It’s no huge surprise that Kevin McCarthy is a little slow on the uptake.
Anyway, Henry and Alex are beyond adorable despite maybe being not quite as quick on the uptake as one might wish.
A Fed survey of senior financial officers at nearly 100 banks released this week sheds some new light on the uptake for the new lending facility set up in March.
The report warned that the European Union may fail to meet climate goals as those efforts rely heavily on the uptake of electric vehicles run on batteries made up of a cocktail of metals ranging from cobalt to nickel and lithium.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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