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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Large portions of the Northeast and northern Appalachians are bracing for a deep chill after the National Weather Service (NWS) issued widespread freeze warnings and frost advisories, set to take effect overnight Friday into early Saturday morning.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
There will be no changes to Form W-2 for the tax year 2025, even though some of the new provisions, including those new, temporary deductions, take effect in 2025.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But the Inform Consumers Act, a law that took effect in 2023, now requires platforms to publish that information for certain sellers.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
The new rules take effect next week, impacting reporters in waves depending upon when their current badges expire.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
There will be no changes to Form W-2 for the tax year 2025, even though some of the new provisions, including those new, temporary deductions, take effect in 2025.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But the Inform Consumers Act, a law that took effect in 2023, now requires platforms to publish that information for certain sellers.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
The new rules take effect next week, impacting reporters in waves depending upon when their current badges expire.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Take effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20effect. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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