into action

idiom

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

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This could also cement global treaties under international law, mandating the transition of words into action. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025 So then the crew began putting Jensen’s vision into action. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025 By all indications, Trump is planning to run a lawless administration and these unprecedented moves are an alarming first step to put those plans into action. Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2025 Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser announced in a statement that the city's snow team, which uses 136 snowplows and 10 dump trucks, will charge into action at midnight to pretreat roadways with snow-dissolving salt. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2025 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 18 Feb. 2025.

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