in action

See also: inaction

English

Prepositional phrase

in action

  1. In operation; active.
    Seeing a steam engine in action is increasingly rare.
    After a month in hospital, the reporter is back in action.
  2. In combat.
    He was wounded in action in his second tour.

Derived terms
  • chose in action
  • thing in action

Anagrams
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