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  1. seize the initiative: Merriam-Webster
  2. seize the initiative: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Seize the initiative)

verb:  Alternative form of take the initiative. [(idiomatic) to take action first or on one's own; to make the first move]

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