called into action

phrase

: asked to start working or doing a particular task

As a doctor, she can be called into action at any time of the day.

Our military unit was called into action at the start of the war.

Examples of called into action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Valles was again called into action in the 96th minute, tipping an Espi header from a corner over the bar to preserve a clean sheet and all three points for his side. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

When called into action, the water can keep the reactor cool for up to 72 hours, giving operators additional time to respond to the emergency. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Ruohonen, a 54-year-old alternate, would be the oldest American to compete in a Winter Olympics in any medal sport if he is called into action. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026

Broncos freshman goalkeeper Ava de Leest was also called into action a few times. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for called into action

• abstraction
• attraction
• compaction
• contraction
• detraction
• diffraction
• distraction
• exaction
• extraction
• impaction
• inaction
• infraction