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

Catches works to show proportion and how garments behave in motion, rather than simply generating an AI image of a static item. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

Regular Starlink terminals have a 70 km/hr speed cap, that is, the speed at which internet can be used in a vehicle in motion. — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Three decades earlier, Dolly, the cloned sheep, helped set things in motion. — Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

People with cardiovascular conditions also need to consider the physical and emotional stress of the ride and whether the excitement and sudden changes in motion can increase heart rate and blood pressure. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 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