take effect
idiomatic phrase
1
: to become operative
The new regulations will take effect next year.
2
: to begin producing an expected or intended effect or result
waiting for the drug to take effect
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On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told a House committee that businesses' rush to build their inventories earlier this year ahead of tariffs taking effect has helped delay any inflationary impacts from the import duties.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 June 2025
About 60% of U.S.-based employees are expected to be put in foreign posts if the layoffs and rearrangements take effect within the coming weeks.
—Morgan Kromer, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
Israel time on Tuesday — hours before that ceasefire was scheduled to take effect — Israeli warplanes carried out their heaviest round of attacks of the whole war.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 June 2025
The incident comes days after a ceasefire between Israel and Iran took effect, following nearly two weeks of hostilities.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 June 2025
About 60% of U.S.-based employees are expected to be put in foreign posts if the layoffs and rearrangements take effect within the coming weeks.
—Morgan Kromer, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
Israel time on Tuesday — hours before that ceasefire was scheduled to take effect — Israeli warplanes carried out their heaviest round of attacks of the whole war.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 June 2025
The incident comes days after a ceasefire between Israel and Iran took effect, following nearly two weeks of hostilities.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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“Take effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20effect. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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