# SE-0366 (second review): \`take\` operator to end the lifetime of a variable binding

**URL:** <https://forums.swift.org/t/se-0366-second-review-take-operator-to-end-the-lifetime-of-a-variable-binding/61021>\
**Category:** Proposal Reviews\
**Tags:** ownership, performance, arc\
**Created:** [October 25, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/se-0366-second-review-take-operator-to-end-the-lifetime-of-a-variable-binding/61021 "2022-10-25T17:48:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![hborla](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/hborla/32/27563_2.png) [@hborla](https://forums.swift.org/u/hborla)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/se-0366-second-review-take-operator-to-end-the-lifetime-of-a-variable-binding/61021/24 "2022-12-07T21:24:54Z")

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Thanks everyone for your feedback so far! I've kicked off another re-review of SE-0366 here:

> [@Combined SE-0366 (third review) and SE-0377 (second review): rename \`take\`/\`taking\` to \`consume\`/\`consuming\`](https://forums.swift.org/t/combined-se-0366-third-review-and-se-0377-second-review-rename-take-taking-to-consume-consuming/61904):
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> Hello, Swift community! The combined third review of [SE-0366: consume operator to end the lifetime of a variable binding](https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/main/proposals/0366-move-function.md) and second review of [SE-0377: borrow and consume parameter ownership modifiers](https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/main/proposals/0377-parameter-ownership-modifiers.md) begins now and run through December 14th, 2022. Throughout the reviews for SE-0366 and SE-0377, reviewers surfaced the concern that ‘take’ is too general a name to describe ownership transfer; ‘take’ is used colloquially to describe general passing of arguments to parameters, e.g. a function takes…

Please provide further feedback on the new review thread. Thank you!

Holly Borla  
Review Manager

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