put in/into motion
idiom
: to begin (something, such as a plan or process)
They will be taking steps to put the divorce proceedings in/into motion.
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The eight-month investigation was put in motion last fall, after the Federal Bureau of Investigation received a tip.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 June 2024
The game warden closed the front door and put into motion a percussive score of pockets emptying, closet doors opening and closing, and footsteps starting their way somewhere.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Things are being put into motion that can’t be undone.
—Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024
Lula’s administration may also consider acceding to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, a plan put in motion by his predecessors but derided in sectors of the Brazilian left.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2023
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 June 2024
The game warden closed the front door and put into motion a percussive score of pockets emptying, closet doors opening and closing, and footsteps starting their way somewhere.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Things are being put into motion that can’t be undone.
—Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024
Lula’s administration may also consider acceding to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, a plan put in motion by his predecessors but derided in sectors of the Brazilian left.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2023
See all Example Sentences for put in/into motion
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“Put in/into motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20in%2Finto%20motion. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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