decisive action
noun
: an action or actions done quickly and with confidence
In emergency situations, one must be able to take decisive action.
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Acting on their own, staff had taken decisive action, rushing the children into cabins up the hill from the racing river, which had risen over 20 feet in less than an hour.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 July 2025
That’s why the attorneys general of California and Delaware need to take decisive action in their ongoing investigations into OpenAI’s restructuring.
—Orson Aguilar, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
In truth, centralized decision-making with minimal consultation becomes critical in genuine crises, high-stakes regulatory events or situations where survival depends on swift, decisive action.
—Antonio Garrido, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
No more forever wars — but instead, swift, decisive action to take out an imminent threat to America and its allies.
—Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 24 June 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 July 2025
That’s why the attorneys general of California and Delaware need to take decisive action in their ongoing investigations into OpenAI’s restructuring.
—Orson Aguilar, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
In truth, centralized decision-making with minimal consultation becomes critical in genuine crises, high-stakes regulatory events or situations where survival depends on swift, decisive action.
—Antonio Garrido, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
No more forever wars — but instead, swift, decisive action to take out an imminent threat to America and its allies.
—Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for decisive action
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“Decisive action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decisive%20action. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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