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
Examples of take effect in a Sentence
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Florida's six-week ban was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year but did not immediately take effect, as the state supreme court considered a challenge to a separate measure prohibiting abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 May 2024
But the repeal may not take effect until 90 days after the end of the legislative session, in June or July.
—Anita Snow and Morgan Lee / Ap, TIME, 2 May 2024
If the bills pass, the new laws would take effect by July 1, 2026.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 2 May 2024
How's it being implemented now that it's taken effect?
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
With the ordinance set to take effect in May, Destination: Home started a fund to pay towing fees so people can reclaim their campers.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
The changes will take effect immediately when the General Conference concludes on Friday.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2024
The policy was finalized in April and takes effect in August.
—Collin Binkley, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2024
Buttigieg acknowledged the technology is still being perfected — one reason the requirement won't take effect until the end of 2029.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 May 2024
But the repeal may not take effect until 90 days after the end of the legislative session, in June or July.
—Anita Snow and Morgan Lee / Ap, TIME, 2 May 2024
If the bills pass, the new laws would take effect by July 1, 2026.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 2 May 2024
How's it being implemented now that it's taken effect?
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
With the ordinance set to take effect in May, Destination: Home started a fund to pay towing fees so people can reclaim their campers.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
The changes will take effect immediately when the General Conference concludes on Friday.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2024
The policy was finalized in April and takes effect in August.
—Collin Binkley, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2024
Buttigieg acknowledged the technology is still being perfected — one reason the requirement won't take effect until the end of 2029.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
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“Take effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20effect. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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