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

Management sells an attractive asset, raises cash, and creates the appearance of decisive action. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Procter & Gamble’s soft earnings report Wednesday morning motivated us to take decisive action and move on from our tiny remaining position. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 July 2026

Paul Bartlett praised the bravery and decisive action of the responding deputies. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

On Monday, analysts at Bank of America predicted the Fed would increase rates three times this year as policymakers take more decisive action to rein in inflation after five years of seeing it above their 2% target. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 June 2026

Rhymes for decisive action

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