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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But the requirement wouldn’t take effect until after President-elect Donald Trump takes office Jan. 20, giving his administration a chance to change it.
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Melba Newsome | Kff Health News, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Hours before the ceasefire with Hezbollah was to take effect, Israel carried out the most intense wave of strikes in Beirut and its southern suburbs since the start of the conflict and issued a record number of evacuation warnings.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2024
The ban, however, is not expected to take effect instantly.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
In Ohio, a law that both bars gender-affirming care for minors and blocks transgender girls and women from participating in girls and women’s sports competitions took effect in August.
—Julie Carr Smyth and Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Melba Newsome | Kff Health News, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Hours before the ceasefire with Hezbollah was to take effect, Israel carried out the most intense wave of strikes in Beirut and its southern suburbs since the start of the conflict and issued a record number of evacuation warnings.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2024
The ban, however, is not expected to take effect instantly.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
In Ohio, a law that both bars gender-affirming care for minors and blocks transgender girls and women from participating in girls and women’s sports competitions took effect in August.
—Julie Carr Smyth and Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Take effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20effect. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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