into action

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

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Some pushed individual action as a way to educate people; others tried to terrify people into action with the worst-case scenarios. Justin Worland, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024 The name alone advertises that this insect is no joke: When the murder hornet was first spotted in the North American continent in 2019, entomologists were abuzz with worry and sprang into action to eradicate the invasive species. Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024 The big picture: The reality that Musk is capable of turning his political influence into action suggests that investors have been right to believe that his companies will benefit from a Trump administration and Republican Congress. Nathan Bomey, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024 And that’s what really intrigued me, and that’s where my imagination started to go into action. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 18 Dec. 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 2 Jan. 2025.

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