take hold

Examples (10)

• The medicine slowly began to take hold, relieving her pain.
• Fear started to take hold as the storm worsened.
• New ideas are beginning to take hold in the scientific community.
• His influence gradually took hold over the entire team.
• Once the concept takes hold, it spreads rapidly.
• The economic reforms will take hold over the next few years.
• A sense of panic took hold among the crowd.
• It took some time for the vaccine to take hold and become effective.
• The new management strategy is starting to take hold.
• We need to act before the negative rumors take hold.