lack of action
idiom
: failure to act
The protesters criticized the administration's lack of action on many issues.
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Potential solutions Frustrated by a lack of action by the city, residents and community groups have suggested a number of actions — some more feasible than others.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
However, Musk has been supportive of requests to send Phillips to prison over the lack of action taken by the British leader.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
Several top law enforcement officers lost their jobs, and former police Chief Pete Arredondo was indicted last year in response to law enforcement’s lack of action, which received sharp criticism.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
Jose Altuve’s 17 chances in left field Intrigue has surrounded almost all of Altuve’s starts in left field, but the relative lack of action he’s received accentuated why the Astros moved him there in the first place.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
However, Musk has been supportive of requests to send Phillips to prison over the lack of action taken by the British leader.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
Several top law enforcement officers lost their jobs, and former police Chief Pete Arredondo was indicted last year in response to law enforcement’s lack of action, which received sharp criticism.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
Jose Altuve’s 17 chances in left field Intrigue has surrounded almost all of Altuve’s starts in left field, but the relative lack of action he’s received accentuated why the Astros moved him there in the first place.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Lack of action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lack%20of%20action. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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