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

The traditional three act structure — beginning, middle, end, set up a bunch of characters, set a world in motion, as in Dickens — doesn’t hold us in the same way anymore. — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

This results in sharper detail, particularly in motion, where earlier approaches struggled to maintain consistency. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026

One plan in motion is carving 1,000 to 2,000 square feet out of the Rome store for a food and hospitality concept, something experiential. — David Moin, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Development on this project was in motion before the A24 announcement, we’re told. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 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