Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

set the wheels in motion

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: set the wheel-s in -mo-tion
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Inflected Forms

sets the wheels in motion (present, singular) setting the wheels in motion (participle, present)

Questions

What does set the wheels in motion mean?: to initiate a chain of events necessary to help one achieve a goal (more quickly)

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