take action

Verb

Meaning

take action (third-person singular simple present takes action, present participle taking action, simple past took action, past participle taken action)

To act; to act positively and decisively to resolve a problem.

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Abuse survivor Tshepiso Moeti, who declined to use her real name, said she withdrew charges against her husband after a six-month wait for the courts to take action made her lose faith in the justice system. Source: Internet

Across this country and the world, there are people who are not waiting for governments to take action, or to work out a response that’s acceptable to horrible people like Mitch McConnell. Source: Internet

A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) probe of Google that included this allegation and wrapped up in 2013 found no justification to take action on it. Source: Internet

Amazon says that it takes domestic abuse very seriously and that it will investigate and take action if it receives any reports of devices being misused in this way. Source: Internet

A decision by a number of activists, students, or victims of some incident to take action is a "bottom-up" decision. Source: Internet

Alcaide’s mother works for the ayuntamiento as a street sweeper, so the riots of Saturday night hit a personal note, leading Pablo to take action. Source: Internet

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