VocabJLPT N1
taking over
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. taking over
  2. 2. handing over
This word refers to the handover or transfer of duties, responsibilities, or tasks from one person to another. It is commonly used in workplace settings when someone is leaving a job and passing their work to a successor.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The audit flagged incomplete handover records as a problem.

Sentence 2

We expect to complete the handover before the deadline.

Sentence 3

In that moment, the weight of taking over the responsibility hit me.

Sentence 4

Seriously, a sloppy handover is going to come back and bite you!

Sentence 5

Finding a handover gap now, of all times — this is the worst!