Synonyms of setting in

setting in

verb

present participle of set in

as in beginning

to come into existence

a cold spell set in sometime last week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginning
• starting
• originating
• arising
• commencing
• being
• appearing
• forming
• emerging
• springing
• arriving
• existing
• coming on
• living
• dawning
• shaping (up)
• breaking
• actualizing
• lasting
• engendering
• materializing
• breathing
• continuing
• subsisting
• surviving
• enduring
• persisting
• coalescing
• cohering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ending
• stopping
• ceasing
• finishing
• concluding
• terminating
• halting
• discontinuing
• passing away
• quitting
• disappearing
• vanishing
• dissolving
• dying
• evaporating
• departing
• desisting
• expiring
• perishing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of setting in

Now, with another Super El Niño setting in — this time likely to be the strongest on record — many are calibrating their expectations based on what happened then. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Both were designed with the Harrods setting in mind as the menu has to work for all customers. — Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Starz touted the success of Force‘s third and final season as delivering record-setting in-season growth. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 July 2026

This annular solar eclipse has a long and broad path, rising southwest of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in the south Pacific Ocean and setting in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 June 2026

And while New York has long been seen as more main character than setting in many movies and series, Los Angeles has, historically, leveraged its shape-shifter abilities. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026

The warnings also underscore the early arrival of winter weather, signaling that colder, stormier conditions are setting in across much of the region. — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025