[U,sing.] ~ (of sth) (technical) the process by which sth is taken into a body or system; the rate at which this happens:
the uptake of oxygen by muscles
IDIOMS
be quick / slow on the uptake to be quick/slow to understand sth: (informal) Is he always this slow on the uptake?
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