swing into action

Idioms and Phrases

Energetically start doing something, as in Come on, let's swing into action before the others arrive . This idiom uses swing in the sense of “move vigorously.”

Example Sentences

The outrage put the spotlight on the horrific crime and forced the government to swing into action.

From BBC

It didn’t take long for Google and Facebook to swing into action.

From Seattle Times

She believes that Kenya's investigative agencies must swing into action and bring to book former governors who oversaw corruption that led to huge debts caused by payments to ghost, or non-existent, workers and unpaid bills, among other issues.

From BBC

Not only are they fine with criminal and fascist conspiracies, they instinctively swing into action to do whatever they can to help, without even being asked.

From Salon

Even if the Kremlin has not issued a directive, that speech was enough for the bureaucracy to swing into action and produce more trials, said Ivan Pavlov, a prominent human rights lawyer for defendants who are targeted by the security services.

From New York Times