take action
Get things moving
Take action means to do something decisive rather than merely thinking, talking, or waiting.
It implies moving from passivity to activity: The board voted to take action on the proposal, If symptoms persist, take action immediately.
The phrase often carries urgency—a call to stop deliberating and start doing.
Bind to a course
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- determineEstablish through investigation
- step upIncrease or advance
- make a standAssert position despite opposition
draw the line · bite the bullet · grasp the nettle · seize the moment · make a move · cut to the chase · go for it · pull the trigger
Involve oneself to help
- intercedeIntervene on behalf
- get involvedEnter into activity
- respondGive a reply
- reactAnswer a stimulus
engage · tackle · address · confront · deal with · handle · do something · make a difference
To start something
get started · set in motion · get going · embark · break ground · open · activate · spark
Make ready beforehand
- planDetailed proposal for achieving
- anticipateExpect beforehand
- strategizeDevise a plan
- preventStop in advance
preempt · get ahead · stay ahead · think ahead · nip in bud · head off · forestall · ward off
commit
Bind to a course
make a stand · draw the line · bite the bullet · grasp the nettle · seize the moment · make a move · cut to the chase · go for it · pull the trigger · make it happen
step in
Involve oneself to help
- intercedeIntervene on behalf
- get involvedEnter into activity
- respondGive a reply
react · engage · tackle · address · confront · deal with · handle · do something · make a difference · rise to occasion
begin
To start something
kickstart · get started · set in motion · get going · embark · break ground · open · activate · spark · trigger
prepare
Make ready beforehand
- planDetailed proposal for achieving
- anticipateExpect beforehand
- strategizeDevise a plan
prevent · preempt · get ahead · stay ahead · think ahead · nip in bud · head off · forestall · ward off · safeguard
- motivational phrasesdream big, try harder, no excuses, overcome, improve
- Urgency phrasesnow or never, seize the day, carpe diem, seize the moment, no time like the present
- initiativetaking initiative, go for it, initiating, proactive, initiative
- self-improvementpersonal growth, self-help books, focus, self-improvement, personal development
- taking actionacts, moves, responds, go for it, step forward
- seize todaycarpe diem, seize the day, seize the moment, live for today, present moment
take actionhesitate
Pause in uncertainty
procrastinate · dither · vacillate · waver · drag one's feet
take actiongo with the flow
Accept situations without resistance
submit · acquiesce · stand by · let it be · leave it alone
take, act, action, active, mistake, activity, actions, mistaken, overtake