into action

idiom

: to an active state
They had already put the plan into action.

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Get the goals and strategies off the paper and into action! - Kimberlee Herndon, PROTECS 14. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 The region’s support of soccer didn’t go unnoticed when MLS sprang into action in spring 1996. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025 Springsteen, who launches a European tour next month, teased the album earlier in the week, and his fan network immediately sprung into action, some not only accurately guessing what the project is, but also what might be on it. Jem Aswad, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025 The minute repeater mechanism is set into action via a slide on the left-hand side of the case to strike the hours at a low pitch, the quarter hours at a double tone, and the minutes that have elapsed since the last hour with a higher pitch tone. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for into action

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“Into action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20action. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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