Emotions & feelings

take one thing at a time

deal with tasks separately

To deal with each task separately instead of trying to do everything at once.

B1 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

There are so many forms to complete.

Don't worry; we'll take one thing at a time.

Play the conversation

The move feels stressful, but I'm trying to take one thing at a time.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Let's take one things at a time.

Say: Let's take one thing at a time.

Keep "thing" singular in this fixed expression.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

take one thing at a time; let's take one thing at a time

Your turn: say it out loud

The move feels stressful, but I'm trying to take one thing at a time.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

take one thing at a time

deal with tasks separately

“The move feels stressful, but I'm trying to take one thing at a time.”

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