set in motion

set in motion
index expedite, exploit (make use of), generate, impel, implement, incite, launch (initiate), launch (project), maintain (commence), manipulate (utilize skillfully), motivate, originate, preface, undertake

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  • set in motion — set (something) in motion to start a process. The recommendation could set in motion the largest cleanup in US history. Usage notes: also used in the form put something in motion: Louisiana already has an emergency response plan, which Foster put …   New idioms dictionary

  • set in motion — put in motion they have set in motion a formal review of the law Syn: start, commence, begin, activate, initiate, launch, get underway, get going, get off the ground; trigger off, set off, spark off, generate, cause …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • set in motion — verb get going; give impetus to (Freq. 4) launch a career Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process • Syn: ↑launch • Hypernyms: ↑move, ↑displace …   Useful english dictionary

  • set in motion — Synonyms and related words: actuate, animate, bundle, bundle off, compel, drive, drive on, energize, float, force, forward, foster, galvanize, give a start, give an impetus, give momentum, goad, impel, incite, kick off, launch, mobilize, motivate …   Moby Thesaurus

  • set in motion — phrasal to give impulse to < sets the story in motion vividly Howard Thompson > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • set in motion — verb to trigger movement, to get going …   Wiktionary

  • set in motion — activate, move, shake …   English contemporary dictionary

  • set something in motion — phrase to make a series of events or a process start happening We want to set in motion talks involving all sides in the conflict. Thesaurus: to make something start to exist or happensynonym Main entry: motion * * * start something moving or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • set something in motion — set (something) in motion to start a process. The recommendation could set in motion the largest cleanup in US history. Usage notes: also used in the form put something in motion: Louisiana already has an emergency response plan, which Foster put …   New idioms dictionary

  • motion — mo|tion1 W3 [ˈməuʃən US ˈmou ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(movement)¦ 2¦(moving your head or hand)¦ 3¦(suggestion at a meeting)¦ 4 in motion 5 set/put something in motion 6 go through the motions (of doing something) 7¦(body waste)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; :… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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