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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To make things worse, Gundogan’s exit was put into motion by rumours and reports in the local media — informed by Barca sources — claiming his salary was standing in the way of the club’s plans for 2024-25.
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Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Market dynamics put in motion a self-reinforcing process in which rising interest rates led countries to the brink of insolvency.
—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
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Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Market dynamics put in motion a self-reinforcing process in which rising interest rates led countries to the brink of insolvency.
—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
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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 26 Nov. 2024.
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