pick up the threads

verb

To resume an activity after an interruption; to pick up.

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Meanings

verbpick up the threads (third-person singular simple present picks up the threads, present participle picking up the threads, simple past and past participle picked up the threads)

present singular third person picks up the threads · participle present picking up the threads · participle past picked up the threads · past picked up the threads

  1. idiomaticTo resume an activity after an interruption; to pick up.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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