to take the wheel (to take control of the steering wheel of a vehicle)

to fall behind schedule, to run late, to drop behind, to lag behind; to be delayed

(figuratively) to go to sea, to take to sea, to put to sea, to put out to sea, to set sail (to embark on a voyage by boat)

(transitive) to end up disgusted by, to acquire a profound distaste for, to go off completely

(figuratively) to take the helm, to take the reins

to hit the road (to begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle)

(figuratively) to take the controls, to take the helm, to take the reins

(transitive) to take into consideration, to take into account

to be on the rise, to gather pace, to increase, to spread, to grow

to take power, to seize power