take action

phrase

: to do something : to act in order to get a particular result

The committee is ready to take action.

Examples of take action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After seeing information about the National Day of Action online, Isabel Montano, a junior studying philosophy and economics, decided to take action at SIUE. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

Trump is under growing political pressure to take action to reduce fuel prices ahead of the November midterm elections. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Apple's approach in iOS 27 could be especially useful when a scammer has already convinced you to open a legitimate app and take action yourself. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

The woman, now 26, took issue with the handling of the investigation into her allegations and accused the Chicago Public Schools Office of Inspector General of failing to take action for five years, the Tribune reported. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for take action

• benefaction
• counteraction
• interaction
• liquefaction
• putrefaction
• rarefaction
• satisfaction
• stupefaction
• tumefaction
• abstraction
• attraction
• compaction