take up space

Examples (10)

• The potted plants take up too much space.
• This old sofa takes up a lot of space in the living room.
• We need to declutter; these boxes are taking up too much space.
• The new compact car will take up less parking space than the SUV.
• Her extensive art collection took up almost all the wall space in the gallery.
• Don't let trivial worries take up all your mental space.
• Does this oversized desk really need to take up so much valuable office space?
• My phone's memory is full because too many apps take up too much storage space.
• To make room for the new equipment, they had to remove the old machinery that was taking up unnecessary space.
• These new display units will take up valuable retail space.