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

• execution
• fulfilment
• fulfillment

Examples of implementation in a Sentence

the implementation of the idea turned out to be harder than its conception

Recent Examples on the Web

The state, especially its southwest region, has struggled with a sudden rise in condo inventory in recent months following the implementation of new building safety regulations, threatening higher fees for condo associations and owners. —Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025

Its environmental initiatives include the planting of 150 trees and the implementation of advanced water and wastewater treatment systems. —Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025

Putin will be trying to deflect any further U.S. implementation of secondary sanctions on Russian oil exports or banks, or seizure of frozen Russian assets. —Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025

His request is on hold as 10 death row inmates filed a lawsuit to block the implementation of nitrogen hypoxia as a means of execution, which the state’s legislature authorized earlier this year and went into effect Aug. 5. —James Powel, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

implement entry 2 + -ation

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for implementation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration