take action
idiom
: to do something : to act in order to get a particular result
The committee is ready to take action.
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The way to achieve that goal is to listen to workers, take action and put their ideas into practice.
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
As a marketing executive, I’ve been called upon many times in my career to diagnose the problems with existing plans and processes and then take action to update and evolve.
—Joe Garber, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The settlement terms are confidential but include a commitment by American to take action to prevent discrimination in the future, according to Emily Leach of the Public Citizen Litigation Group, which represented the men in the lawsuit.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
With the senior cat engulfed in cold lake water, some worried bystanders decided to take action.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
As a marketing executive, I’ve been called upon many times in my career to diagnose the problems with existing plans and processes and then take action to update and evolve.
—Joe Garber, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The settlement terms are confidential but include a commitment by American to take action to prevent discrimination in the future, according to Emily Leach of the Public Citizen Litigation Group, which represented the men in the lawsuit.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
With the senior cat engulfed in cold lake water, some worried bystanders decided to take action.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Take action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20action. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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