What does "take position" mean ?

[ericliu]

Could anybody tell me what the “take position” means in this sentence “Delta 123 take position runway 02 via taxiway …….”?
Does it mean taxi onto the runway or taxi to the holding point of runway02 ?
And who happen to know in which country or control tower controllers like to use this phraseology?
Thanks a lot .

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

I believe it's a US expression and I suspect it means "line up" because they use "in to position" to mean that. But...... I could be wrong.

[sectordirector]

The "line up and wait" phrase in the US is "position and hold".

Taking a position is usually relieving another controller.