take effect
idiomatic phrase
1
: to become operative
The new regulations will take effect next year.
2
: to begin producing an expected or intended effect or result
waiting for the drug to take effect
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Six of the officer's bullets took effect, police said.
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Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Next year will be the biggest premium increase since the ACA took effect, said Art Caplan, the head of the medical ethics division at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the rule in the Federal Register, confirming that the new immigration fee took effect on October 16, 2025.
—Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
The bill takes effect in January.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Next year will be the biggest premium increase since the ACA took effect, said Art Caplan, the head of the medical ethics division at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the rule in the Federal Register, confirming that the new immigration fee took effect on October 16, 2025.
—Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
The bill takes effect in January.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Take effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20effect. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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