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 of implementation

• execution
• 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

What To Know While the plastic bag ban was approved last year, the final stage of implementation will begin on January 1. —Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025

The minister also said that his government is monitoring Australia’s implementation of a similar age limit for social media users starting this December. —David Chiu, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025

But there’s a long, uncertain path between announcement and implementation, and the budget for it doesn’t add up. —Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

The 1773 revolt that became known as the Boston Tea Party rose out of the British Parliament’s implementation of tea tariffs on colonists, who rejected taxation without representation in government. —Matt Sedensky, Fortune, 23 Nov. 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