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单词 in motion
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in motion

phrase
If a process or event is in motion, it is happening. If it is set in motion, it is happening or beginning to happen.
His job as England manager begins in earnest now his World Cup campaign is in motion.
Her sharp, aggressive tone set in motion the events that led to her downfall.
Synonyms: in progress, going on, under way, afoot More Synonyms of in motion
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in motion in British English

operational or functioning (often in the phrases set in motion, set the wheels in motion)
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in motion in American English

moving; traveling or in operation
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Examples of 'in motion' in a sentence
in motion

If you have ideas about changing how you look or work then it's time to set them in motion.
The Sun (2016)
The plot is set in motion without a force to set it in motion.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
Such a progressive process of consolidation sets in motion a welcomed predetermined trajectory.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
She herself had set it in motion.
Christina Dodd SOMEDAY MY PRINCE (1999)
It involved setting in motion an immense consultative machine.
Hebblethwaite, Peter Paul VI - The First Modern Pope (1993)
In setting his plans in motion he was greatly helped by his musical and administrative staff.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since1945 (2003)
Chapter two sets the characters in motion and gives us the plot of the story.
Christianity Today (2000)
What longer-term processes did they set in motion?
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
But when the wheels are set in motion, these things happen.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
As with the men she went with, once a course of action was set in motion, she was content to surrender.
Tracy Chevalier Burning Bright (2007)
But I honestly can't imagine him setting the wheels in motion to have her done in.
The Sun (2006)
1 (phrase) 
His job begins in earnest now that the World Cup is in motion.
Synonyms
in progress
The game was already in progress when we took our seats.
going on
under way
A full-scale security operation is now under way.
afoot
We all knew that something awful was afoot.
on the go (informal)
2 (phrase) 
Always stay seated while a bus is in motion.
Synonyms
moving
the moving parts in the engine
going
working
the oldest working steam engine in the world
travelling
troupes of travelling actors
functioning
under way
operational
The new space station will be fully operational by next year.
on the move (informal)
My husband and I were always on the move.
See motion

Additional synonyms

in the sense of afoot
Definition
happening
We all knew that something awful was afoot.
Synonyms
going on,
happening,
current,
operating,
abroad,
brewing,
hatching,
circulating,
up (informal),
about,
in preparation,
in progress,
afloat,
in the wind,
on the go (informal),
astir
in the sense of on the move
Definition
travelling from place to place
My husband and I were always on the move.
Synonyms
in transit,
moving,
travelling,
journeying,
on the road (informal),
under way,
voyaging,
on the run,
in motion,
on the wing
in the sense of operational
Definition
in working order and ready for use
The new space station will be fully operational by next year.
Synonyms
working,
going,
running,
ready,
functioning,
operative,
viable,
functional,
up and running,
workable,
usable,
in working order

Nearby words of
in motion

  • in love
  • in luck
  • in moderation
  • in motion
  • in my book
  • in need
  • in no time

Related terms of
in motion

  • set or put something in motion

Synonyms of 'in motion'

in motion

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