course of action

noun phrase

: the actions to be taken

We're trying to determine the best course of action at this point.

Examples of course of action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop. —Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026

Boards function best when directors ultimately align behind a course of action. —Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026

The Rangers start their season on Thursday in Philadelphia with a fan base not sure if hoping is the best course of action, or resorting to their previous ways of zero expectations is the wise decision. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026

The best course of action for Lebanon would be for Hezbollah to give up their arms and transition into a political party, a former peace expert has told CNN’s Becky Anderson. —Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for course of action

• dissatisfaction
• overreaction
• abstraction
• attraction
• compaction
• contraction
• detraction
• diffraction
• distraction
• exaction
• extraction
• impaction