Definition of In full action

1. Adverb. Proceeding with full vigor. "The party was in full swing"

Exact synonyms: In Full Swing

Lexicographical Neighbors of In Full Action

in for a dime, in for a dollar
in for a penny
in for a penny, in for a pound
in for an inch, in for a mile
in for it
in for the kill
in force
in force(p)
in form
in forma pauperis
in from the cold
in front
in front of
in front of one's nose
in full
in full action (current term)
in full gear
in full swing
in full swing(p)
in full view
in gear
in general
in general(ip)
in goal
in good hands
in good order
in good part
in good spirits
in good stead

Literary usage of In full action

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1857)
"ceased to act and was again completely closed, while the other two groups of o.scula were still in full action. I frequently examined the condition of the ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1857)
"ceased to act and was again completely closed, while the other two groups of o.scula were still in full action. I frequently examined the condition of the ..."

3. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1905)
"Already inserted in full. Action of Copper on Chloric Acid, with and without the Help of Electrolysis.—André Brochet.—Already inserted in full. ..."

4. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1905)
"Already inserted in full. Action of Copper on Chloric Acid, with and without the Help of Electrolysis.—André Brochet.—Already inserted in full. ..."

5. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"Dr. Ure sayg that ' when such a fan, placed at the one end of an apartment about two hundred feet long, is in full action, it throws the air so powerfully ..."

6. Our First Century: Being a Popular Descriptive Portraiture of the One by Richard Miller Devens (1876)
"The Two Fleets in Full Action.—Desperate Situation of Both.—McDonough's Extraordinary Resort. —Downie Completely Circumvented.—At the Mercy of the Americans ..."

7. Memoirs of Mrs. Inchbald: Including Her Familiar Correspondence with the by James Boaden (1833)
"... heart in full action—Her sisters—Step-son—Death of George Robinson—Letter of A. Chalmers—Mr. John Robinson's visit. Sheridan's address —' Deaf and Dumb' ..."

8. The Bookmart: A Monthly Magazine of Literary and Library Intelligence edited by Richard Halkett (1889)
"... and how perfectly he filled the part as if he had been in full action upon the stage.—GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, in Harper's Magazine. BOOK REVIEWS. ..."

9. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"Dr. Ure sayg that ' when such a fan, placed at the one end of an apartment about two hundred feet long, is in full action, it throws the air so powerfully ..."

10. The Boy Travellers in the Far East: Part Fourth by Thomas Wallace Knox (1883)
"... but were told that it continued till the fanatics were exhausted, and one after another fell insensible to the floor. A WHIRLER in full action. ..."

11. Our First Century: Being a Popular Descriptive Portraiture of the One by Richard Miller Devens (1876)
"The Two Fleets in Full Action.—Desperate Situation of Both.—McDonough's Extraordinary Resort. —Downie Completely Circumvented.—At the Mercy of the Americans ..."

12. Memoirs of Mrs. Inchbald: Including Her Familiar Correspondence with the by James Boaden (1833)
"... heart in full action—Her sisters—Step-son—Death of George Robinson—Letter of A. Chalmers—Mr. John Robinson's visit. Sheridan's address —' Deaf and Dumb' ..."

13. The Bookmart: A Monthly Magazine of Literary and Library Intelligence edited by Richard Halkett (1889)
"... and how perfectly he filled the part as if he had been in full action upon the stage.—GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, in Harper's Magazine. BOOK REVIEWS. ..."

14. The Boy Travellers in the Far East: Part Fourth by Thomas Wallace Knox (1883)
"... but were told that it continued till the fanatics were exhausted, and one after another fell insensible to the floor. A WHIRLER in full action. ..."

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