take the initiative

They were no longer in the position to take the initiative.

We can help with such a deal, but you're going to have to take the initiative.

She needed to take the initiative and go for one or the other.

He was going to have to do something to take the initiative.

"We have to take the initiative and not wait for others to call on us."

But he had to do something to take the initiative.

As a result, some local people took the initiative to start a school.

She was not going to let him take the initiative.

These initiatives, taken together, would cost $110 billion over 10 years.

Nor can I see any initiative being taken on services of general economic interest.