on the uptake
US /ɑn ði ˈʌpteɪk/
・UK /ɒn ði ˈʌpteɪk/
B2
idm.Mentally quick to understand or grasp new information.
She’s very quick on the uptake in class discussions.
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21-year-old Air National Guardsman arrested for intelligence documents leak
- "Right. Clearly, the administration was slow on the uptake. How was it not discovered and how is it that an individual like this could have the access that they did?"
"Right. Clearly, the administration was slow on the uptake. How was it not discovered and how is it that an individual like this could have the access that they did?"
- Clearly, the administration was slow on the uptake.
Clearly, the administration was slow on the uptake.
The English Heritage Podcast: Romans by the Sea
- Were there particular areas that were more resistant or slower on the uptake to these European influences than others?
Were there particular areas that were more resistant or slower on the uptake to these European influences than others?