the action

noun

: the most exciting or interesting activities that are happening in a particular place

The new theater places the audience closer to the center/middle of the action.

I moved to New York City to be (a) part of the action.

Examples of the action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Read more takeaways from the full slate, or watch our highlights of all the action. —Chris Branch, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025

As the action took place, the fashionable crowd lounged on the beautifully landscaped outdoor dining area, grazing on the pies and taking pictures of the sea. —Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025

With that high-stakes situation resolved, the action on the fan-favorite series (Fox’s most-watched of the 2024-2025 season, and its fastest-growing in 10 years) returns to the emotional core of the show. —Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025

After the final match of the day concluded on the Bethpage Black golf course, the action headed over to the Frick Collection in Manhattan, where the luxury brand hosted an elegant gala dinner in honor of the tournament. —Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for the action

• abstraction
• attraction
• compaction
• contraction
• detraction
• diffraction
• distraction
• exaction
• extraction
• impaction
• inaction
• infraction