into action

idiom

: to an active state
They had already put the plan into action.

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National energy costs and infrastructure debates boiled over into action by the new Trump administration on Monday. Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025 The online world erupted into action during Donald Trump being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States—and, unsurprisingly, this led to an array of viral posts. Callum Booth, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 Antonio Antonetti, 66, and several of his neighbors sprang into action on Wednesday morning, Jan. 8, as the wildfire approached Altadena, according to NBC News. Abigail Adams, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025 As the flames approached, employees — many under evacuation orders themselves — put those plans into action for the first time, temporarily relocating control of the network to the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex near Barstow without losing any data. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for into action 

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“Into action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20action. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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