put in/into motion
idiom
: to begin (something, such as a plan or process)
They will be taking steps to put the divorce proceedings in/into motion.
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And don’t forget Trump ripped up the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal, which put in motion years of trying to get Iran back to negotiating table.
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Cate Martel, The Hill, 13 June 2025
The site is the spiritual successor to a plan put in motion almost precisely 60 years ago by Walt Disney.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
There was a plan put in motion, and guys bought in.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
Since the Supreme Court ruled May 6 that the military-wide ban on transgender people could stand, the Trump administration and Hegseth have put in motion a wide-ranging effort to purge transgender people from the military.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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Cate Martel, The Hill, 13 June 2025
The site is the spiritual successor to a plan put in motion almost precisely 60 years ago by Walt Disney.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
There was a plan put in motion, and guys bought in.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
Since the Supreme Court ruled May 6 that the military-wide ban on transgender people could stand, the Trump administration and Hegseth have put in motion a wide-ranging effort to purge transgender people from the military.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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“Put in/into motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20in%2Finto%20motion. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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