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 24 Jul. 2026.

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