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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These changes will take effect on Thursday, Oct. 17.
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Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Oct. 2024
If approved by voters, the recreational marijuana legalization amendment will take effect six months after election day.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Senate Bill 1 passed by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2023 and signed by Gov. Bill Lee would have taken effect on July 1, 2023.
—Kim Jarrett | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
The issue is central to Allred’s underdog campaign and his supporters include Texas women who had serious pregnancy complications after the state’s ban took effect.
—Sean Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Oct. 2024
If approved by voters, the recreational marijuana legalization amendment will take effect six months after election day.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Senate Bill 1 passed by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2023 and signed by Gov. Bill Lee would have taken effect on July 1, 2023.
—Kim Jarrett | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
The issue is central to Allred’s underdog campaign and his supporters include Texas women who had serious pregnancy complications after the state’s ban took effect.
—Sean Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Take effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20effect. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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