# in action

idiom · CEFR B2

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/in-action
Updated: 2026-04-22

## Meaning

you use this to describe someone or something while they are doing their job or performing a task.

## Examples

- I want to see the new software in action.
- We watched the rescue team in action as they practiced their emergency drills at the lake.
- Witnessing the master craftsman in action, the apprentices observed how he transformed raw timber into a delicate sculpture with only a few precise movements.

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