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

So what these majorities should compel is not complacency but decisive action. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

Other measures have generated decisive action from voters on such issues as public funding for housing and voter identification. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

For many Haitians, the arrival of his troops means a chance to finally see decisive action on gangs. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

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

Rhymes for decisive action

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