go into service

phrase

old-fashioned
: to become a servant
In those days it wasn't unusual for a person to go into service as a child.

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The first of Oklo’s small reactors may go into service there by 2030. — Will Wade, Bloomberg, 14 Jan. 2026 In January, a review found the cost of the Sentinel program had grown by 37% and the missile would go into service two years late, around 2032. — Tony Capaccio, Fortune, 7 July 2024 Both projects should begin construction in early 2026 and go into service in 2028. — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024 But the $279 million tunnel and its pumping system, designed to serve Hartford’s southside, West Hartford, Newington and Wethersfield, won’t go into service until late 2026. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for go into service

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“Go into service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20into%20service. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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