spring into action

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spring into action

verb springs into action · springing into action · sprang into action · sprung into action

  1. To begin doing something or become active suddenly and very quickly. At once the two henchmen sprang into action. Fingers grabbed Frank by looping his arms under the boy’s. He scooped him off the floor. “Get off me!” screamed the boy as he struggled to get away.

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verb begin doing something or become active suddenly and very quickly.

Françaispasser à l'action
Italianopassare all'azione

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"spring into action." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spring%20into%20action. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{spring_into_action_2026,
  title = {spring into action},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spring%20into%20action},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}