taking stock

Verb

take stock (third-person singular simple present takes stock, present participle taking stock, simple past took stock, past participle taken stock)

1. To take inventory, especially at the end of a season in a store or business.

   Synonyms:

   take inventory

2. (idiomatic) To scrutinize or size up something; to assess a situation.
   • At the outset of any inquiry it is proper to take stock of the results obtained by previous explorers of the same field.1882, Leslie Stephen, The Science of Ethics