How to Pronounce "set in motion"
expression
ˈsɛt/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈmoʊʃən
SET in MOH-shuhn
sˈɛt/ /ˈɪn/ /mˈəʊʃən
SET in MOH-shuhn
Definition
To start something and make it begin to happen or work, often an action, process, or series of events.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsɛt/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈmoʊʃən
British English
sˈɛt/ /ˈɪn/ /mˈəʊʃən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SET in MOH-shuhn
UK
SET in MOH-shuhn
Listen in Context
The teacher set in motion a new reading project in class.
He set in motion the plans for the school trip.
The scientist set in motion an important experiment.
Her decision to quit really set in motion a chain of unexpected events.