into action

idiom

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

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So even if a lot of young Chinese men go down to the bottom of the Taiwan Strait, a lot more can be sent into action. Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024 The benefit of putting your words into action is clear: take an inventory of your company values and intentionally weave those into your everyday interactions with society. 3. Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 When the right spot was nudged into action by the electricity, a signal would spread through the network like the ripples seen when a stone is tossed into a body of water. Linda Carroll, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024 Iran could quickly put its preparations into action if Tehran decides to strike soon, but the U.S. doesn't know if that decision has been made, a U.S. official told Axios. Barak Ravid, Axios, 31 Oct. 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 Nov. 2024.

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