into force

idiom

: into the condition of actually working or operating : into effect

The law came/went into force last year.

The regulations have not yet been put/brought into force.

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The three countries are required to meet to discuss the terms of the trade deal six years after the agreement went into force, but trade experts have expected the Trump team to speed up work on the issue. —

Ana Swanson, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025 The bilateral arms control treaty came into force the following year and is scheduled to expire in February 2026. —

Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025 The report of new bonuses comes at a chaotic time for TikTok, which went dark in the US to comply with the federal divest-or-ban law that came into force on January 19th. —

Emma Roth, The Verge, 21 Jan. 2025 Yet the ruling did recognize that the law may have economic consequences for some businesses but found no reason to stop it from coming into force. —

Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for into force