prendre l'initiative

OBS: Terme connexe : attaquer.

OBS: Related term: to wrest the initiative from sb, to come out smoking.
CONT: Few players [made] such challenging use of the chipped return as Navratilova, who invariably follows in quickly to pressurise the server, seize the initiative and reduce the number of shots her opponent can play.

CONT: Si la devolución es mala, nuestro adversario aprovechará la ocasión y tomará la iniciativa.