decisive action

noun

: an action or actions done quickly and with confidence

In emergency situations, one must be able to take decisive action.

Examples of decisive action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If Fed Chair Warsh suggests that the central bank could start taking back the Fed's 2025 rate cuts, and raise rates in October and December — rather than in December and March — the decisive action could also buoy equities. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

In a news release, Donnie King, outgoing president and chief executive officer, said beef pressures that have intensified have required decisive action. — Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2026

In taking such decisive action, Tony Petitti’s league didn’t just address an urgent issue in real time. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

The Iran fiasco has thoroughly exposed the hollowness of hawkish calls for war and promises of decisive action. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for decisive action

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