implementation

noun

im·​ple·​men·​ta·​tion ˌim-plə-mən-ˈtā-shən 

-ˌmen-

plural implementations

: an act or instance of implementing something : the process of making something active or effective

implementation of a new policy/law

The Vatican returned the revised text to the bishops for implementation.

—Rita Ferrone

That standard, which defines how much ozone is unhealthy, was set in 1997, but its implementation was delayed by legal challenges.

—Cheryl Hogue

Synonyms

• accomplishment
• achievement
• commission
• discharge
• enactment
• execution
• fulfillment
• fulfilment
• performance
• perpetration
• prosecution
• pursuance

Examples of implementation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The lawmakers called on CARB to delay implementation of the rules and consider stakeholder input. —Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024

The group also expressed concerns over the cost of implementation for water systems. —Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024

Online arena Complicating the implementation of the law, Siobhan Brown, Scotland’s Minister for Victims and Community Safety, sparked confusion about whether or not the act would make misgendering someone online a crime. —Amy Cassidy, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024

If the implementation goes smoothly, the district could roll the new model out across all grades from pre-K through fifth grade by the 2025-26 school year. —Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024

And despite the positive outcome at Aksa, there were challenges during implementation. —Ugur Yilmaz, Fortune Europe, 8 Apr. 2024

Prohibits state from changing, granting, or denying funding to local governments based on their implementation of this measure. —The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024

According to a legislative analysis of the potential costs conducted last year, the California Health Benefit Review Program estimated employers and enrollees would spend a total of an additional $183 million in the first year of the bill’s implementation, and nearly double that the following year. —Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024

The program offers communities two types of grants — one that provides up to $300,000 for communities to assess a wetland protection effort and another that provides up to $250,000 for implementation. —Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

implement entry 2 + -ation

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above