go into service

idiom

old-fashioned

: to become a servant

In those days it wasn't unusual for a person to go into service as a child.

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In January, a review found the cost of the Sentinel program had grown by 37% and the missile would go into service two years late, around 2032. —

Tony Capaccio, Fortune, 7 July 2024 But the $279 million tunnel and its pumping system, designed to serve Hartford’s southside, West Hartford, Newington and Wethersfield, won’t go into service until late 2026. —

Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2024 Both projects should begin construction in early 2026 and go into service in 2028. —

George Avalos, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024 JetBlue Airways is planning a refresh of its paint schemes over the next few years, and the first aircraft with the new livery is set to go into service Thursday. —

Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for go into service

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