into action

idiom

: to an active state
They had already put the plan into action.

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As the storm barreled across the country, nonprofit organizations sprang into action. Cat Ward, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 In the season finale, Tommy springs into action and acquires the leases to several of his son Cooper’s (Jacob Lofland) wells that struck oil. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026 Then, a Nobel Peace Prize Noel-Baker’s father, a successful London businessman and dedicated pacifist, put his own belief in public service into action as a member of the London County Council and, later, in the House of Commons. Amy Crawford, Popular Science, 29 Jan. 2026 Fire crews sprang into action on a major Philadelphia area road when a snowplow truck caught fire Monday night. Joe Brandt, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for into action

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“Into action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20action. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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