jump into action

idiom

: to act immediately
They jumped into action.

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The video showed the officers jump into action, crawling under the burning car to rescue the man inside. Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025 SREs try to prevent downtime and jump into action during live incidents. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025 As a passenger in a car, that may be OK, since you aren’t expected to jump into action at a moment’s notice. Taylor Lonner, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025 The House will quickly jump into action focusing on D.C. when lawmakers return. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jump into action

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“Jump into action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20into%20action. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.

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