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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Market dynamics put in motion a self-reinforcing process in which rising interest rates led countries to the brink of insolvency.
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Martin Feldstein, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2012
A week before Biden’s calamitous June debate that put in motion the drumbeat that marched him aside, Trump was polling 10 points ahead.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
In September 1960, CIA headquarters sent agents to Léopoldville to put in motion a plan to assassinate Lumumba.
—Herman J. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2014
Many initiatives demanded by Peltz and other investors, including cost reductions and film studio improvements, had already been put in motion during Iger’s second tour of duty as CEO, which began in November 2022.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 19 July 2024
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Martin Feldstein, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2012
A week before Biden’s calamitous June debate that put in motion the drumbeat that marched him aside, Trump was polling 10 points ahead.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
In September 1960, CIA headquarters sent agents to Léopoldville to put in motion a plan to assassinate Lumumba.
—Herman J. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2014
Many initiatives demanded by Peltz and other investors, including cost reductions and film studio improvements, had already been put in motion during Iger’s second tour of duty as CEO, which began in November 2022.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 19 July 2024
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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 8 Nov. 2024.
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