called into action
idiom
: 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.
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In a move that was almost certainly justified with rotation, rather than downgrading, the Brazilian started on the bench and wasn’t called into action until the 63rd minute.
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Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Despite playing as the backup for Anthony Richardson, Flacco was called into action when Richardson was benched for pulling himself out of the game.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
By pinpointing the merger’s location in the sky, telescopes around the world could be called into action to capture an image of the explosion that accompanied the gravitational waves.
—Lieke Van Son, Scientific American, 24 July 2025
Rarely called into action, the Waukegan Fire Department’s largest truck — the airport rescue vehicle — is always ready and fully loaded, with 3,000 gallons of water, 420 gallons of foam and 500 gallons of a chemical fire retardant.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
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Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Despite playing as the backup for Anthony Richardson, Flacco was called into action when Richardson was benched for pulling himself out of the game.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
By pinpointing the merger’s location in the sky, telescopes around the world could be called into action to capture an image of the explosion that accompanied the gravitational waves.
—Lieke Van Son, Scientific American, 24 July 2025
Rarely called into action, the Waukegan Fire Department’s largest truck — the airport rescue vehicle — is always ready and fully loaded, with 3,000 gallons of water, 420 gallons of foam and 500 gallons of a chemical fire retardant.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for called into action
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“Called into action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/called%20into%20action. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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