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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The rule is set to take effect in September, though business groups have filed two federal lawsuits against it in Texas and one in Pennsylvania.
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Harris Meyer, Fortune, 27 May 2024
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is also suing the Biden Administration to block the Title IX rules from taking effect.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2024
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Harris Meyer, Fortune, 27 May 2024
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is also suing the Biden Administration to block the Title IX rules from taking effect.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2024
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“Take effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20effect. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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