Collocation
Let's take that offline.
To discuss a particular topic or issue privately, separately from the main group or public discussion, often because it's too specific, detailed, sensitive, or time-consuming for the current setting.
Definition
'Let's take that offline.' is a common English collocation. To discuss a particular topic or issue privately, separately from the main group or public discussion, often because it's too specific, detailed, sensitive, or time-consuming for the current setting.
take + [topic] + offline
“The meeting was getting sidetracked, so the manager suggested, "Let's take that offline."”
Examples
- During the team meeting, John asked a very specific question that was only relevant to a few people, so the project lead said, "Let's take that offline."
- The customer service representative realized the conversation was getting too technical for the public chat, advising, "We should take this offline to resolve your issue more effectively."
- She suggested they take the discussion offline after realizing their disagreement was delaying the whole group's progress.
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- "That's an interesting point," the speaker noted during the Q&A, "but perhaps we can take that offline for a more detailed conversation."
- Instead of continuing the heated debate in the main channel, Sarah wisely proposed, "Let's take this offline to work out the details."
- The committee decided to take the budget allocation debate offline, scheduling a separate meeting for it.
- If anyone has further questions about the new policy, we'll take them offline during the break, the manager announced.
- Recognizing the topic required more personalized attention, the teacher offered, "I can take your individual concerns offline after class."
- "We don't want to bore everyone with the specifics of our internal process," the presenter apologized, "so let's take that particular query offline."
- The lively exchange of opinions on the minor detail was beginning to derail the main agenda, prompting the facilitator to intervene: "Perhaps it's best we take this specific point offline."
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