taking up the slack

A form of take up the slack — To tighten something that is slack so that it is taut.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of take up the slack
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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