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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Both firms set a date of April 25 on which the price hike would take effect.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
The deportations are part of series of 15 new controversial measures President Luis Abinader announced would begin taking effect on Monday.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Both companies’ stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange before the sale took effect.
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2025
Rachel Wisniewski | Reuters Consumer spending is rising at a faster clip this month as everyday Americans rush to make purchases before President Donald Trump’s full tariff plan takes effect, data released Wednesday from JPMorgan shows.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
The deportations are part of series of 15 new controversial measures President Luis Abinader announced would begin taking effect on Monday.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Both companies’ stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange before the sale took effect.
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2025
Rachel Wisniewski | Reuters Consumer spending is rising at a faster clip this month as everyday Americans rush to make purchases before President Donald Trump’s full tariff plan takes effect, data released Wednesday from JPMorgan shows.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Take effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20effect. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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