as in inertia
lack of action or activity
as a result of the park department's inaction, the city's pools are not ready to open for the summer
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Recent Examples of inaction
The following day, the ACLU again filed an emergency motion, this time giving the court just 42 minutes to act before treating that inaction as a denial and appealing directly to the Supreme Court.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2025
The cost of modernizing Maryland’s gas infrastructure is substantial — estimated at over $2 billion — but the cost of inaction is immeasurably higher in terms of detrimental impacts on public safety, the economy, and the environment.
—Harley Flack, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
Children growing up in Baltimore neighborhoods pay the cost of inaction daily, where badges inspire fear rather than security.
—Natasha Dartigue, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
The issue of how to respond to the Fed’s inaction on cutting rates has appeared to create divisions within the Trump administration.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2025
The cost of modernizing Maryland’s gas infrastructure is substantial — estimated at over $2 billion — but the cost of inaction is immeasurably higher in terms of detrimental impacts on public safety, the economy, and the environment.
—Harley Flack, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
Children growing up in Baltimore neighborhoods pay the cost of inaction daily, where badges inspire fear rather than security.
—Natasha Dartigue, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
The issue of how to respond to the Fed’s inaction on cutting rates has appeared to create divisions within the Trump administration.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inaction
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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaction. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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