How to Pronounce "take up where one left off"
expression
TAYK-UP WHAIR WUHN LEFT-AWF
TAYK-UP WAIR WON LEFT-OF
Definition
To continue something from the point where you previously stopped, without starting over.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪk/ /ˈəp/ /ˈhwɛɹ/, /ˈwɛɹ/ /ˈwən/ /ˈɫɛft/ /ˈɔf
British English
tˈeɪk/ /ˈʌp/ /wˈeə/ /wˈɒn/ /lˈɛft/ /ˈɒf
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAYK-UP WHAIR WUHN LEFT-AWF
UK
TAYK-UP WAIR WON LEFT-OF
Listen in Context
Let's take up where we left off after lunch.
In our next meeting, we will take up where we left off.
You can always take up where you left off in your book.
After the holidays, it was hard to take up where we left off at work.