How to Use take effect in a Sentence
take effect
idiomatic phrase-
The current goal is for the law to take effect in the spring.
— Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 -
That ban never took effect, and Baqir is no longer in the job.
— Justin Doom, Fortune Crypto, 8 Oct. 2023 -
Her hours have been cut back since the overtime laws took effect.
— Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024 -
In the early morning of Sunday, March 10, the time change takes effect.
— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2024 -
The injunction is set to take effect on Nov. 1 if a pause isn't granted.
— Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024 -
And one inescapable New York force has begun to take effect.
— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 Oct. 2023 -
The end of cash bail was supposed to take effect on Jan. 1, but the law was put on hold while the Illinois Supreme Court reviewed the measure.
— Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2023 -
The podcast subscriptions will cost $6 per month or $50 for the year, with the changes taking effect next month.
— Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024 -
Most of the rules will take effect in 30 days, though some will be effective sooner.
— Ana Swanson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023 -
In eight of the last 10 years, laws went into effect before Sept. 26, the date Mayes said is the earliest the ban could take effect.
— Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024 -
In each of the two years after New Mexico’s red flag law took effect in 2020, the city logged a new homicide record.
— Rob Kuznia, CNN, 10 July 2023 -
The new measures announced by Cleverly will take effect in the spring.
— Kitty Donaldson, Fortune Europe, 5 Dec. 2023 -
Any real change in terms of how students are learning to read is going to take years to take effect.
— James Barron, New York Times, 15 May 2023 -
Until the 2017 law took effect, the couple paid no taxes on that increase.
— Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 June 2024 -
Advertisement Here is a brief overview of a few of the laws that take effect today.
— Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024 -
Bibb said gun violence has increased statewide since the law took effect.
— Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 11 July 2023 -
The update, which took effect last year, gained traction amid the #FreeBritney movement.
— Stefanie Dazio, Fortune, 10 May 2024 -
In some states, these requirements may again take effect.
— Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 9 May 2023 -
The bill was scheduled to take effect Sept. 1, but has been placed under a second temporary hold as of Sept. 13.
— Joy Ashford, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023 -
If it’s approved again at a future meeting, the rule would take effect 30 days later.
— Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2023 -
The governor wants the coalition to delay the measure from taking effect, or take it off the ballot.
— Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024 -
Other parts of the bill making changes to ballots and how they are counted would take effect after the election.
— Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024 -
When does the Phoenix airport parking fee increase take effect?
— Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2024 -
Under the new law, which took effect in 2022, the margin went from one-tenth of one percentage point to half a percentage point.
— Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 -
Tennessee was the first state to place strict limits on drag show performances, which were set to take effect this month.
— Kristin M. Hall, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023 -
Those changes align with state standards that took effect in 2020, after suicide became the leading cause of death in U.S. jails.
— Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023 -
The version signed into law Thursday adds to that measure and will take effect July 1.
— Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024 -
The changes take effect July 1 and will likely cause both decreased and increased costs throughout Lemon Grove.
— Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023 -
The ban, however, is not expected to take effect instantly.
— Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024 -
Hours before the ceasefire with Hezbollah was to take effect, Israel carried out the most intense wave of strikes in Beirut and its southern suburbs since the start of the conflict and issued a record number of evacuation warnings.
— Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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