Meaning of set in train | Babel Free

Definitions

To start a process.

Examples

“Elaborate preparations for the war of October, 1973, were then set in train, with full Soviet participation, behind a brilliantly executed program of deception and surprise.”

“He set in train some changes to prepare the villa for the arrival of the two women, and left with Emrys for Paris to hunt down master chef, René, who had once worked for his father.”

“Another social dynamic set in train by the exercise of private property rights is the commercialisation of the press.”

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