into action

idiom

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

Examples of into action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Green Savers, which allows people to sponsor tree planting across 22 districts, is helping translate the calls for tree planting into action. Muhammad Tahmid Zami and Mosabber Hossain, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024 Aiyuk was thrust into action more than expected as a rookie, a 2020 season that got waylaid by the 49ers’ rash of injuries, as well as the COVID pandemic. Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 27 May 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 Jun. 2024.

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