take action
idiom
: to do something : to act in order to get a particular result
The committee is ready to take action.
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Identified as a Great White shark, the attack sends the community into a full panic after more attacks, which prompts Amity Island Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) to take action.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Be ready to take action and demonstrate initiative.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 13 June 2025
Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025
Trump officials, including Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Vice President JD Vance, called on the network to take action even though the X post was deleted.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 June 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Be ready to take action and demonstrate initiative.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 13 June 2025
Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025
Trump officials, including Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Vice President JD Vance, called on the network to take action even though the X post was deleted.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 June 2025
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“Take action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20action. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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