set in motion
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set in motion
verb sets in motion · setting in motion · set in motion
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To trigger movement or progress; to get going.
Considerable excitement was caused on the L.M.S.R. Aberdeen line out of Perth recently when a shunting engine in Perth North goods yard, whose driver and fireman were absent, was accidentally set in motion by a shunter and set off unattended on to the main line.
Similar: put in motion, animate, actuate, drive, force, get going, impel, motivate, press, propel, set in motion
Opposite: stop
Thesaurus
verb
Opposite: stop
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verb trigger movement or progress
| Español | poner en marcha |
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| 中文 | 掀動 /掀动 xiāndòng |
| Français | mettre en branle, mettre en mouvement |
| Deutsch | in Bewegung setzen |
| Italiano | mettere in moto |
| Русский | приводи́ть в де́йствие privodítʹ v déjstvije |
Talk about this word "set in motion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/set%20in%20motion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. set in motion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/set%20in%20motion "set in motion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/set%20in%20motion.Cite this
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