on the uptake

prepositional phrase

In understanding or in the ability to absorb new information; especially in the phrases "quick on the uptake" and "slow on the uptake".

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticIn understanding or in the ability to absorb new information; especially in the phrases "quick on the uptake" and "slow on the uptake".
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APA

on the uptake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20uptake

MLA

“on the uptake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20uptake. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the uptake,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20uptake.

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