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

Still, Ranjan says, there is a competing pressure coming from within India, particularly with growing Hindu nationalist sentiments among the public, on the government to take decisive action. —Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Nov. 2025

Now is the time for decisive action, because the nation that gets this right will shape the future and secure lasting prosperity for its people. —Shilpan Amin, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025

The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) has taken decisive action following the controversy surrounding the public humiliation of Mexican contestant Fátima Bosch. —Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025

Under cross-examination on Thursday, Parker’s attorney inferred that Zwerner herself could or should have taken more decisive action against the gun-wielding youngster. —Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for decisive action

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