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Collocation

Who's taking this action item?

verb + noun phrase B1 verb + noun phrase

To accept responsibility for completing a specific task or task point, often assigned in a meeting.

Who's taking this action item?: To accept responsibility for completing a specific task or task point, often assigned in a m…

Definition

'Who's taking this action item?' is a common English collocation. To accept responsibility for completing a specific task or task point, often assigned in a meeting.

take + an/the + action item

“Could you please take an action item to follow up on this by Friday?”

Examples

  • The team decided I would take the action item to research new software options.
  • During the meeting, Sarah volunteered to take an action item for contacting the vendor.
  • Who is taking responsibility for this action item from our last discussion?
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  • It's important that someone always takes an action item for each key decision made.
  • She's very good at taking on challenging action items and completing them on time.
  • No one wanted to take the action item of drafting the complex legal document.
  • After some discussion, David agreed to take the action item for coordinating the project launch.
  • We need to ensure every task has someone taking an action item for it.
  • Could you please take the action item to schedule the next follow-up meeting?
  • The manager expected someone to take an action item for resolving the customer complaint.

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