Time Sth Takes Meaning Fill Area Space Period

Meaning: to fill an area of space or a period of time

• take up sth We're selling the dining table because it takes up too much room in our new apartment.
  
  
• take sth up I don't have much spare time, and exercising takes most of that up anyway.
  
  

Nouns often used as objects with take up (1): room, space, floorspace, area, time