out of action

phrase

: unable to perform a usual job or function : not in action

He broke his leg and the doctors say that he'll be out of action for at least a month.

Examples of out of action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Tuesday, the Diamondbacks announced Kelly had a fractured right forearm, an injury that likely will keep him out of action for several months — and will immediately vault Moreno into a prominent role. — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2023

Turnbull has been out of action since leaving his start against the Chicago White Sox on June 4, 2021, because of forearm soreness in his pitching arm. — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 24 Feb. 2023

With the Mauna Loa Observatory, or MLO, out of action, possibly for many weeks, experts say significant impacts to our understanding of the climate system are possible. — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2022

Casas dealt with an ankle injury last season with the WooSox that kept him out of action for more than two months. — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Dec. 2022

Rhymes for out of action

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