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go into effect

Idioms  
  1. see in effect, def. 3.


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The cuts, which go into effect in April, are part of a 12% reduction in the company’s workforce as it looks to boost efficiency.

From Los Angeles Times

The Savers Match plan was established through the Secure 2.0 Act, passed in 2022, and it is set to go into effect next year.

From Barron's

Importers are waiting for official guidance from Customs and Border Protection to see the rate of those tariffs and when they go into effect.

From The Wall Street Journal

"For weeks, we've been pushing commonsense reforms," Senator Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Republican-controlled chamber, said ahead of a partial shutdown that would go into effect after midnight on Friday night.

From Barron's

The Secure 2.0 Act of 2022 contained a provision that was supposed to go into effect in 2024 but was delayed until this year.

From MarketWatch