How do native English speakers say "pick it up"?

Native speakers reduce "pick it up" to "pick-it-up" (ˈpɪkɪtˌʌp) in natural speech. To lift something from a surface; to learn something quickly; to improve or increase.

pick it up → pick-it-up | Linking

Q: What is the connected speech form of "pick it up"?

"pick it up" becomes "pick-it-up" — a linking pattern. When words like 'pick,' 'it,' and 'up' are spoken together quickly, their sounds often connect, making them sound like one longer word. This can make it hard to tell where one word ends and the next begins.

pick it up → pick-it-up ˈpɪkɪtˌʌp Linking

To lift something from a surface; to learn something quickly; to improve or increase.

When words like 'pick,' 'it,' and 'up' are spoken together quickly, their sounds often connect, making them sound like one longer word. This can make it hard to tell where one word ends and the next begins.

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pick it up → pick-it-up

ˈpɪkɪtˌʌp

To lift something from a surface; to learn something quickly; to improve or increase.

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Example 1

Could you pick it up off the floor for me?

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Example 2

He's very smart; he'll pick it up in no time.

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Example 3

The pace of the meeting really started to pick it up in the last hour.

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Example 4

I can pick-it-up tomorrow morning.

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Example 5

Dude, just pick-it-up and let's go.

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pick it up → pick-it-up