into action

idiom

: to an active state
They had already put the plan into action.

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When her husband got sick, D'Angelo sprang into action. Stacy Lambe, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Agility requires rapidly processing noisy information to reach a decision, putting that decision into action, assessing the results, adjusting as needed, and then repeating the cycle. Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Deputies and more than 40 search-and-rescue personnel from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the neighboring Coconino County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies sprang into action. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025 In her brief time as attorney general, Ms. Bondi has made putting Mr. Trump’s goals into action a cornerstone of her work. Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for into action

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“Into action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20action. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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