swing into action
Example Sentences
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Memory B cells are one of those layers, cells that live for years in the bone marrow, ready to swing into action and produce more antibodies when needed.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2022
But your body will detect them and think an infection is underway, prompting the immune system to swing into action, Pride said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2021
Studies indicate that glia, the cells that nurture neurons in the CNS, swing into action in response to damage to peripheral nerves.
From Scientific American • Oct. 10, 2021
The video was captioned, “Spider-Man will soon swing into action above Avengers Campus opening this summer at Disney California Adventure Park.”
From Fox News • Feb. 4, 2020
The city’s emergency broadcast system, which was supposed to swing into action during a crisis, did not go on the air because "the Sunday-morning staff did not know how to operate the equipment."
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
