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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Such a move could mitigate the risk of a price hike for gasoline, but the inclusion of the exemption remained unclear a day before the tariffs were set to take effect.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2025
Trump’s 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, currently set to take effect Saturday, may exclude oil, the president told reporters Thursday night.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
Trade data released on Wednesday showed a sharp rise in imports in December, suggesting some companies tried to stockpile goods before any tariffs take effect.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
The warning took effect at 6 a.m. MST Wednesday and will last until 6 a.m. MST Thursday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2025
Trump’s 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, currently set to take effect Saturday, may exclude oil, the president told reporters Thursday night.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
Trade data released on Wednesday showed a sharp rise in imports in December, suggesting some companies tried to stockpile goods before any tariffs take effect.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025
The warning took effect at 6 a.m. MST Wednesday and will last until 6 a.m. MST Thursday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Take effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20effect. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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