take stock

idiom

: to carefully think about something in order to make a decision about what to do next

We need to take stock and formulate a plan.

—often + of

We should take stock of our finances.

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Talks have been brisk well in advance of a holiday that tends to serve as the unofficial point at which front offices begin to take stock of their standing and look around for solutions and improvements. —

Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 One application would be using image recognition to take stock of what’s in your closet. —

Michelle Greenwald, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Al and Phyllis Nordquist take stock of the damage to their home in Camarillo, Calif., which was destroyed in this month's Mountain Fire. —

Liz Kreutz, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024 Before disaster strikes, proactively take stock of your organization’s current communications and IT infrastructure to identify any vulnerabilities and exposures, perhaps with support from a third-party expert and/or operational resilience assessment software. —

Michael Flannery, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take stock