set the wheels in motion (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: to initiate a chain of events necessary to help one achieve a goal (more quickly)
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: sets the wheels in motion
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: setting the wheels in motion
tags: participle
present
form: set the wheels in motion
tags: participle
past
form: set the wheels in motion
tags: past