put/set sth in train
formalDefinition
› to start a process: The reform process was put in train in 1985.Starting and beginningStarting again
(Definition of put/set sth in train from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arrive verb (BEGIN)
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