into force
idiom
: into the condition of actually working or operating : into effect
The law came/went into force last year.
The regulations have not yet been put/brought into force.
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Although the benefit comes into force this week, Costco is due to be closed on Monday.
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Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The Biological Weapons Convention, which came into force in 1975 and now has 189 members, prohibits countries from developing, producing, and acquiring biological agents or toxins that do not have justifiable purposes.
—Liyam Chitayat, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
However, both Zilch and Klarna are already regulated entities and therefore likely capable of adapting to any new rules that might come into force — as are many of their peers including Affirm and Afterpay.
—Sarah Kocianski, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The premiums came into force four months later.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The Biological Weapons Convention, which came into force in 1975 and now has 189 members, prohibits countries from developing, producing, and acquiring biological agents or toxins that do not have justifiable purposes.
—Liyam Chitayat, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
However, both Zilch and Klarna are already regulated entities and therefore likely capable of adapting to any new rules that might come into force — as are many of their peers including Affirm and Afterpay.
—Sarah Kocianski, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The premiums came into force four months later.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Into force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20force. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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