into action

idiom

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

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When Draymond Green was ejected in the second quarter of the Warriors’ 119-116 victory over the Suns, Jackson-Davis grabbed seven rebounds – three on the offensive end – when pressed into action and playing 17 minutes. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025 Jeremy Swayman, who had played his fourth straight game in the shootout loss to Vancouver on Saturday, was pressed back into action. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025 In his first order of business, Golding was tasked with leading the Rebels into action in arguably the biggest sporting event in the state’s history. The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025 Since then, Australian governments have been galvanized into action on countering antisemitism and tightening already strict national gun controls. CNN Money, 21 Dec. 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 26 Dec. 2025.

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