in motion

phrase

1

: moving sense 1

a busy person who's always in motion

2

American football, of an offensive player : running parallel to the line of scrimmage before the snap

Examples of in motion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kingsbury’s offense rarely moved receivers around or put skill position players in motion; Blough’s will do both on a high percentage of snaps. — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

There are black scrawls that follow the arc of an arm in motion, a style of mark-making that recalls Cy Twombly. — David Lê, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026

Instead of being positioned before crisp backgrounds like static dioramas, they’re backed by blurry freeze frames that yearn to be in motion. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Turning Point Action is positioning itself to shape that contest, a reminder that preparations for the next White House campaign are already in motion even though no candidates have announced and the midterm elections aren't over yet. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for in motion

• commotion
• demotion
• devotion
• emotion
• laotian
• promotion
• locomotion
• lotion
• notion
• ocean
• potion