leap into action

phrase

: to act immediately

They leaped into action when the fire alarm sounded.

Examples of leap into action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Almost akin to a fire drill at school, when a whale appeared, the village would leap into action. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026

The Sacrifice of Speed Leaders must resist the urge, regularly, to leap into action themselves—and instead move more deliberately to bring others along. — Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026

These leap into action within milliseconds to release the extra power needed when energy supply elsewhere on the grid falters. — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025

Rescuers leap into action when sky-dining attraction stalls in midair. — FOXNews.com, 2 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for leap into action

• dissatisfaction
• overreaction
• abstraction
• attraction
• compaction
• contraction
• detraction
• diffraction
• distraction
• exaction
• extraction
• impaction