Such business had taken up a great portion of the day.

The still-successful hotel expanded to take up a larger portion of the building.

The character graphics also took up a bigger portion of the screen.

Joseph's death takes up a substantial portion of the text.

Fasting can take up a significant portion of the calendar year.

Outside, the football field took up a large portion of the property.

Our route on the map takes up only a very small portion of the country, but the drive took us about 10 hours.

The bed took up a large portion of the room.

I have reasons for monitoring my contact list, or having an open chat taking up a small portion of a screen.

Furthermore, one management person said, discussion about the uprising in the union took up a good portion of yesterday's session.