What does SET IN MOTION mean?

Definitions for SET IN MOTION
set in mo·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. launch, set in motionverb

    get going; give impetus to

    "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"

Wiktionary

  1. set in motionverb

    to trigger movement, to get going

ChatGPT

  1. set in motion

    To "set in motion" generally means to start or initiate a process, activity, or series of events. It refers to the act of causing something to begin or happen.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SET IN MOTION in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SET IN MOTION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of SET IN MOTION in a Sentence

  1. Tim Faulkner:

    In 100 years, we are going to be looking back at this day as the day that set in motion the ecological restoration of an entire country.

  2. David Assael:

    We're not talking about historical accuracy, we're talking about art. I've set in motion a geometric inevitability. If I start chiseling there, chipping here, the whole form is compromised.

  3. Dar Adal:

    Ultimately, I lost control of what I set in motion.

  4. Shah Asad Rizvi:

    Behind every purpose, there’s a reason, behind every reason, there’s a story, behind every story, there’s a dance... ready to set in motion

  5. Charles Gallagher:

    Ronald Reagan single-handedly defined government as something that was bad, ronald Reagan shaped the way we think of politics. Ronald Reagan set in motion the belief that less government is much better.


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