set the wheels in motion

English

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Verb

set the wheels in motion (third-person singular simple present sets the wheels in motion, present participle setting the wheels in motion, simple past and past participle set the wheels in motion)

  1. (idiomatic) to initiate a chain of events necessary to help one achieve a goal (more quickly)
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