take effect
idiomatic phrase
1
: to become operative
The new regulations will take effect next year.
2
: to begin producing an expected or intended effect or result
waiting for the drug to take effect
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Several state laws have taken effect in recent years focused on education and discipline surrounding teen substance use.
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
The change, set to take effect on January 1, 2026, impacts approximately 152,000 Nebraskans receiving SNAP, previously known as food stamps.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Those rules would take effect in 2029 under the bill passed last week by the Ways and Means Committee.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 19 May 2025
The program took effect in January, and more than 20,000 people without legal status have enrolled, including about 3,000 children.
—Laura Fitzgerald, NPR, 18 May 2025
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
The change, set to take effect on January 1, 2026, impacts approximately 152,000 Nebraskans receiving SNAP, previously known as food stamps.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Those rules would take effect in 2029 under the bill passed last week by the Ways and Means Committee.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 19 May 2025
The program took effect in January, and more than 20,000 people without legal status have enrolled, including about 3,000 children.
—Laura Fitzgerald, NPR, 18 May 2025
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“Take effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20effect. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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