[set] {sth} in motion
1
to begin a specific process, action, or series of events
- She set the project in motion by securing funding and resources.
- They set a plan in motion to launch a new marketing campaign.
- He set the renovation plan in motion by contacting contractors.
- He set the negotiation process in motion by contacting the other party.
- The merger was set in motion with the signing of the agreement.