take action
idiom
: to do something : to act in order to get a particular result
The committee is ready to take action.
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All users of Windows Server 2025 are advised to take action and protect against the threat until Microsoft issues a fix.
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
If Virginia won’t cooperate then Maryland should take action on its own.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2025
Experts encourage people with heart failure to take action sooner to protect brain health.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 16 May 2025
The Federal Trade Commission, which enforces antitrust laws, had been investigating Celgene for years and in June of 2012 notified the company it was poised to take action.
—David Armstrong, ProPublica, 8 May 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
If Virginia won’t cooperate then Maryland should take action on its own.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2025
Experts encourage people with heart failure to take action sooner to protect brain health.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 16 May 2025
The Federal Trade Commission, which enforces antitrust laws, had been investigating Celgene for years and in June of 2012 notified the company it was poised to take action.
—David Armstrong, ProPublica, 8 May 2025
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“Take action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20action. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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