into action

idiom

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

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Shift out of this worry and into action: time management, structure and organization. Jody Michael, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 The home's security cameras captured the chaos that ensued as the family sprang into action to retrieve the runaway dog. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 To the extent the settlement is hypothetically problematic under other areas of law, including state laws, additional litigation beyond the scope of Wilken’s review may be required to convert those concerns into action. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2024 After his nephew and fellow Migos member Takeoff was shot and killed in November 2022, Quavo decided to turn his grief into action. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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