From take over - Wiktionary
take over (idiomatic, intransitive)
To become more successful than someone or something else.
- Buzz Lightyear has taken over from Woody as the most popular children's toy.
- Tiger Woods has taken over as the top golfer.
From take over - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
take over (transitive--with ellipsis or implied)
To get control of something.
- The new director made changes the minute she took over [the division]
- We are ready to hand over power as soon as there is someone ready to take it over.