decisive action
noun
: an action or actions done quickly and with confidence
In emergency situations, one must be able to take decisive action.
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This collective assessment enables developing response protocols with clear accountabilities, empowering decisive action rather than reactionary scrambling when issues arise.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Alaa’s family, campaigners, and parliamentarians are urging the UK government to take more concrete and decisive action—to deploy new and different tools, including amending FCDO travel advice for Egypt and considering sanctions on those responsible for Alaa’s unlawful incarceration.
—Margaret Busby
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Officer Bauer courageously evacuated residents, coordinated containment, and ultimately took decisive action to stop the shooter and secure the scene.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 16 June 2025
People were dying, and the urge to take swift, decisive action was overwhelming.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Alaa’s family, campaigners, and parliamentarians are urging the UK government to take more concrete and decisive action—to deploy new and different tools, including amending FCDO travel advice for Egypt and considering sanctions on those responsible for Alaa’s unlawful incarceration.
—Margaret Busby
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
Officer Bauer courageously evacuated residents, coordinated containment, and ultimately took decisive action to stop the shooter and secure the scene.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 16 June 2025
People were dying, and the urge to take swift, decisive action was overwhelming.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for decisive action
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“Decisive action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decisive%20action. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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