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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The order has been rejected at various federal district and appeals courts across the country, with various injunctions preventing the order from taking effect since the president signed it.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025
The same requirement takes effect for smaller plans in 2027.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The new restrictions are due to take effect one year after the bill's signing.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Once the split takes effect, likely sometime next summer, Netflix intends to acquire the Warner half.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025
The same requirement takes effect for smaller plans in 2027.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The new restrictions are due to take effect one year after the bill's signing.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Once the split takes effect, likely sometime next summer, Netflix intends to acquire the Warner half.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Take effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20effect. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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