back in action

idiom

: doing something again
After a two year break from baseball, he's finally back in action.

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Madueke has not played since suffering a hamstring injury against Brighton last month, but is also back in action. Simon Johnson, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Major League Baseball is officially back in action with Opening Day 2025 kicking off another exciting chase for the World Series trophy. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025 Also back in action are Jack Lowden as River Cartwright, and Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025 Formula 1 is finally back in action, with the 2025 season opener taking place at Albert Park in Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix from March 14-16. Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for back in action

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“Back in action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20in%20action. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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