be in action
verb
Roget 170:
be in action
etc.
adj.;
operate,
work;
act,
act upon;
perform,
play,
support,
sustain,
strain,
maintain,
take effect,
quicken,
strike.
come play,
come bring into operation;
have play,
have free play;
bring to bear upon.
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Roget 680:
do,
perform,
execute;
achieve
etc.
(complete)
729;
transact,
enact;
commit,
perpetrate,
inflict;
exercise,
prosecute,
carry on,
work,
practice,
play.
employ oneself,
ply one's task;
officiate,
have in hand
etc.
(business)
625;
labor
etc.
686;
be at work;
pursue a course;
shape one's course
etc.
(conduct)
692.
act,
operate;
take action,
take steps;
strike a blow,
lift a finger,
stretch forth one's hand;
take in hand
etc.
(undertake)
676;
put oneself in motion;
put in practice;
carry into execution
etc.
(complete)
729;
act upon.
be an actor
etc.
690;
take a part in,
act a part in,
play a part in,
perform a part in;
participate in;
have a hand in,
have a finger in the pie;
have to do with;
be a party to,
be a participator in;
bear a hand,
lend a hand;
pull an oar,
run in a race;
mix oneself up with
etc.
(meddle)
682.
be in action;
come into operation
etc.
(power at work)
170.
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