into action

phrase

: to an active state

They had already put the plan into action.

Examples of into action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The images that sparked her into action – ICE’s rough treatment of people of color being rounded up, former DHS chief Kristi Noem posing in front of shirtless men in a Salvadoran prison – hit close to home. — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

That explodes into action in one startlingly seedy scene involving a rape in full view of revelers at a hotel party. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026

The gym’s defibrillator had blasted into action, and now the man was recovering from a triple bypass. — Helen Simpson, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Grunkemeyer was forced into action after Penn State starter Drew Allar was lost for the season midway through 2025, and that experience will be invaluable for Virginia Tech this season. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for into action

• benefaction
• counteraction
• interaction
• liquefaction
• putrefaction
• rarefaction
• satisfaction
• stupefaction
• tumefaction
• abstraction
• attraction
• compaction