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

Even in an industry that’s constantly in motion, this is a departure not many would have predicted. — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

In game development, every important creative decision sets hundreds, sometimes thousands, of writers, artists, engineers, animators and audio experts in motion. — Ben Feder, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026

But as Ashe started thinking of her next solo project, Sayer was putting her plan in motion. — Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2026

Another possibility is an instrument that splits and recombines atomic waves to detect small differences in motion. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 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