set in motion set-in • set in stone · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · set in motion · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) get going; give impetus to. Synonyms: launch, set in motion. Examples: "Launch a career." "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · launch · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074