1. take effect - Verb
2. take effect - Phrase
go into effect or become effective or operative
Source: WordNetIt has always amazed me how tax cuts don't work until they take effect. Mr. Obama's experience with deferred tax rate increases will be the reverse. The economy will collapse in 2011. Arthur Laffer
Raising taxes is the last thing we should do amid the weakest economic recovery since World War II. Unfortunately, even if we avoid the full 'Taxmageddon' scenario, President Obama's health care law also contains a new surtax on investment that will take effect in 2013. John Cornyn
The Court is at liberty to transpose and mould clauses and words in a will so as to make the whole take effect. Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet
The new law will take effect next month Source: Internet
According to county documents, while the order will take effect in June, resettlement affiliates and nonprofits are required to submit their placement strategies to the U.S. State Department by Jan. Source: Internet
Anti-ulcer medications are not recommended routinely but only in those high risk of gastrointestinal problems. citation Glucocorticoids can be used in the short term for flare-ups, while waiting for slow-onset drugs to take effect. Source: Internet