in action

See also: inaction

English

Prepositional phrase

in action

1. In operation; active.

   Synonyms: at play, at work; see also Thesaurus:in action

   Seeing a steam engine in action is increasingly rare.

   After a month in hospital, the reporter is back in action.

2. In combat.

   Synonyms: at war, in arms, in country

   He was wounded in action in his second tour.

Derived terms

• chose in action
• killed in action
• lost in action
• missing in action
• thing in action

Anagrams

• aconitin, intonaci, nicotian