take effect

• Passar a produzir o resultado esperado ou o efeito pretendido; entrar em vigor ou tornar-se válido, frequentemente usado em contextos de leis, regras, medicamentos ou ações.

To start to produce the intended result or outcome; to become operative or valid, often used in contexts of laws, rules, medications, or actions.

1. Become operationalB2formal

   To start to work or become valid, often used for laws, rules, or medications.

   Entrar em vigor

   • The new law will take effect next month.
   • The medicine takes effect within 30 minutes.
   • The policy changes take effect immediately.