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It is commonly used when someone is standing in line to be served, usually in a shop, for example: "Welcome to the store. Please take a number and we'll be with you as soon as possible."
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take a number
verb
Queue; wait to be served by being assigned a number and waiting for that number to be called after all previous numbers have been served in order of assignment
Exact(60)
Take a number, please.
No? Take a number.
STYLE seekers, take a number.
Teaching grants take a number of forms.
But he could take a number.
Wrong word errors take a number of forms.
A vegetarian diet can take a number of forms.
He quickly added: "This will take a number of years.
Thirty-two years later, the mighty happily take a number.
The link can take a number of forms including intelligence".
That could take a number of weeks, analysts say.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com