Sentence examples for seriously take off from inspiring English sources

But the hair dryer didn't seriously take off until the 1920s, which happened to be about the same time that utility companies began sending out salesmen with irons and toasters and hot plates, trying to push daytime consumer appliances to even out residential electrical use, which was heavier in the evenings.

But then again, it wasn't so long ago at all that people thought digital job applications would never seriously take off.

It looks likely that Glass will be the tech arena where augmented reality can seriously take off — thanks to both the natural visual overlay and the hands-free nature of the device.

When I saw Pokemon Go (yes, seriously!) take off, I could see the power of augmented reality in allowing us to see physical spaces in a different way.

In Sweden, mass motorism seriously took off in 1950, and by 1960 Sweden was the most motorised country in Europe.

Blake sold off Card.ly to Workface because he's focused on his most recent venture, video chat and collaboration app Tinychat, which has seriously taken off this year.

The concept of hell houses was first popularized by Jerry Falwell in the 1970s, but only seriously took off in the 90s and 2000s when evangelical churches around the country made them an annual staple of their ministry.

Then again, it may not: how seriously can we take off-the-cuff observations delivered in lists?

Getting a night in beforehand can seriously take the edge off your anxiety.

Seriously: these will never take off, at least in the watch form factor, but god bless Fossil for trying.

Although I seriously doubt these things will take off into the stratosphere like the Pebble, the Cookoo watch on Kickstarter has already hit $120,000 on a $150,000 target, placing it up with the big boys in the crowdsourcing race.