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

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

And because avoiding a loss feels psychologically twice as valuable as achieving a gain, setting and declaring bold goals triggers this force, unlocking radical motivation and decisive action. — Adrian Gore, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for decisive action

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