into action

idiom

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

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Looking for some ChatGPT prompts to turn your ideas into action? Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 With so many new faces to integrate (some forced into action quite quickly because of injuries to key personnel in Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and now William Saliba), Arsenal are adjusting all over the pitch. Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025 In 2014, Hayes finally decided to fulfill his father’s wish and put his business plan into action by opening up his own joint. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025 In nearly every single alleged heist, the modus operandi was the same, with the thieves scouting locations in advance, renting Airbnbs and vehicles, then putting their plan into action. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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