take effect
idiomatic phrase
1
: to become operative
The new regulations will take effect next year.
2
: to begin producing an expected or intended effect or result
waiting for the drug to take effect
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But the approved budget amendments will also reduce one of the Oakland Police Department’s three yearly training academies, a cancellation that will take effect in 2026-27, the second year of the budget cycle.
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Trump’s travel ban, which took effect Monday, bars travel to the U.S. for people in 12 countries and severely limits access to people from seven others.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
The family had scheduled the trip six months in advance for June 12 — just three days after the travel ban was set to take effect.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
In March, immediate changes to a swathe of application forms caused confusion for applicants, leading to a lawsuit from attorneys, and USCIS being forced to change course and offer at least two weeks' buffer time for the changes to take effect.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Trump’s travel ban, which took effect Monday, bars travel to the U.S. for people in 12 countries and severely limits access to people from seven others.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
The family had scheduled the trip six months in advance for June 12 — just three days after the travel ban was set to take effect.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
In March, immediate changes to a swathe of application forms caused confusion for applicants, leading to a lawsuit from attorneys, and USCIS being forced to change course and offer at least two weeks' buffer time for the changes to take effect.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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“Take effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20effect. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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