# take something as it comes

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/take-something-as-it-comes
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To accept and deal with something (an event, etc.) as it occurs, with a composed state of mind.

## Examples

- I do not worry about the future; I just take each day as it comes.
- Since we do not know if the flight will be delayed, we will just have to take things as they come.
- Rather than obsessing over the unpredictable nature of his new career, he resolved to remain calm and take every challenge as it comes.

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