lack of action
idiom
: failure to act
The protesters criticized the administration's lack of action on many issues.
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As is, Dennison said, the lack of action has delayed her pursuit of financing for the project, cost her $100,000 in interest payments on a predevelopment loan and prevented construction of permanent homeless housing in a community with little of it.
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
In a statement released on social media, Mike Mancuso, president of BPD’s union, took a jab at the lack of action taken against any other city agency or leadership within BPD itself.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
Pedestrian danger at that intersection has been a major source of community frustration, and some residents have raised concerns about lack of action.
—Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2024
Democrats on Capitol Hill, though, have blamed the relative lack of action on the federal level on Republicans maintaining a legislative gridlock in Congress on immigration issues.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2024
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
In a statement released on social media, Mike Mancuso, president of BPD’s union, took a jab at the lack of action taken against any other city agency or leadership within BPD itself.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
Pedestrian danger at that intersection has been a major source of community frustration, and some residents have raised concerns about lack of action.
—Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2024
Democrats on Capitol Hill, though, have blamed the relative lack of action on the federal level on Republicans maintaining a legislative gridlock in Congress on immigration issues.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Lack of action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lack%20of%20action. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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