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 site is the spiritual successor to a plan put in motion almost precisely 60 years ago by Walt Disney.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
There was a plan put in motion, and guys bought in.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
Since the Supreme Court ruled May 6 that the military-wide ban on transgender people could stand, the Trump administration and Hegseth have put in motion a wide-ranging effort to purge transgender people from the military.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The ban was put into motion after a unanimous City Council vote in October 2024, when the council ordered the Housing Department and city attorney to draft recommendations to remove substantial remodels as a just cause for eviction.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
There was a plan put in motion, and guys bought in.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
Since the Supreme Court ruled May 6 that the military-wide ban on transgender people could stand, the Trump administration and Hegseth have put in motion a wide-ranging effort to purge transgender people from the military.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The ban was put into motion after a unanimous City Council vote in October 2024, when the council ordered the Housing Department and city attorney to draft recommendations to remove substantial remodels as a just cause for eviction.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
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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 9 Jun. 2025.
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