take it from the top

verb

To start something, especially a musical or theatrical performance, from the beginning.

“OK fellas, the tape is rolling, let's take it from the top.”

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Meanings

verbtake it from the top (third-person singular simple present takes it from the top, present participle taking it from the top, simple past took it from the top, past participle taken it from the top)

present singular third person takes it from the top · participle present taking it from the top · past took it from the top · participle past taken it from the top

  1. To start something, especially a musical or theatrical performance, from the beginning.

    OK fellas, the tape is rolling, let's take it from the top.

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APA

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

MLA

“take it from the top.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20it%20from%20the%20top. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take it from the top,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20it%20from%20the%20top.

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