take action

idiom

: to do something : to act in order to get a particular result

The committee is ready to take action.

Examples of take action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Faced with these injunctions, many of which have been appealed, Mr. Trump and senior White House officials are now calling on Congress and the Supreme Court to take action to limit the ability of federal judges to issue orders that block policies nationwide. —Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025

There is no evidence to suggest the Gaming Commission intends to take action to shut down any of the fantasy games currently offered in Florida, though the Commission’s own website suggests the games operate in a legal gray area. —Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025

If the waiver is granted, the legislature would not have to enact a statute for the Indiana finance authority to take action on tolling. —Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025

As school systems across Maryland take action to limit cellphones in classrooms, lawmakers continue to make a push this legislative session for statewide policies. —Jessica Babb, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for take action

• benefaction
• counteraction
• interaction
• liquefaction
• putrefaction
• rarefaction
• satisfaction
• stupefaction
• tumefaction
• abstraction
• attraction
• compaction