The phrase "action at hand" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to the current situation or task that requires attention or consideration.
Example: "In order to resolve the issues we are facing, we must focus on the action at hand and not get distracted by unrelated matters."
Alternatives: "current matter" or "present issue".
The move drew little reaction from the crowd, which was engrossed in the action at hand.
He films Margulies's adaptation of Lipsky's book — rather, he films Wallace's language — as if its literary distinction were minor and secondary to the action at hand.
The action at hand was to jump into the Red Sea, which then parted to allow the the Jews to cross, saving them from the pursuing Egyptians.
With Mao out of the way, he was able to concentrate on the action at hand, managing his patrol, working in concert with the other squads, and helping to guide the diving gunships, whose presence he now welcomed.
Guns present danger at a distance, with little action at hand beside ducking, diving, sliding, pointing, running, and reloading, which are, for the most part, cinematic clichés piled atop one another in a rapid montage.
Scenes of Mia and Seb together are focussed almost exclusively on the action at hand; their dates are shown mainly in a montage that features no dialogue; at a disastrous dinner out with her temporary boyfriend Greg Finnn Wittrock, Miaa sits silent.
Whereas the parents' view of fever has often been described as being irrational [ 4, 14], we found the participants' accounts to represent a rational approach when considering their responsibility, experienced uncertainty and perceived options for actions at hand.
Strong action seems at hand.
With an American aircraft carrier, the Nimitz, in the Gulf, the means for military action are at hand and Congress would readily back it.
"Onecept," recorded in December, is a vital document, steeped in the combative and sacramental modes of post-1960s free jazz but committed at every turn to the action just at hand, or just ahead.
Meticulous in preparing players for the rigours of lengthy campaigns at home and abroad - including a guaranteed six relentlessly demanding assignments in the Champions League - Strachan is as eager as any fan to re-enter the fray, clearly relieved that the hated pre-season friendly matches are at an end and the legitimate action is at hand.
