SET IN MOTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does set in motion mean? 

• SET IN MOTION (verb)
  The verb SET IN MOTION has 1 sense:

1. get going; give impetus to

  Familiarity information: SET IN MOTION used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SET IN MOTION (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Get going; give impetus to

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

launch; set in motion

Context example:

Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process

Hypernyms (to "set in motion" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set in motion"):

launch (launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

 Context examples 

January continues this pace, so rest up before the solar eclipse December 25/26, when everything will be set in motion.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The existence of such strong winds generating massive dust storms implies that the underlying sand can be set in motion, too, and that the giant dunes covering Titan's equatorial regions are still active and continually changing.

(Dust Storms on Titan Spotted for the First Time, NASA)

This new moon will set in motion topics that I have listed as under discussion—more assignments, and a wonderful kick-off to a new fitness and health program.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)