In motion and Present

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Present and in motion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Present" instead an adjective phrase "In motion".

Present adjective - Existing or in progress right now.

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In motion and present are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In motion" instead an adjective "Present".

To make up for the fact that he has no present for Ma Flodder, he quickly tells her he's getting married; thus setting in motion the main plot of Johnnie having to find a girl who wants to marry him.

Source: Film / Flodder
He set in motion most of the tragedies that befall the characters in the backstory but isn't actually seen during the present as of this writing.

Source: The Ghost
The plot of Another Code is set in motion when Ashley receives a birthday present from her father, who she thought was dead.

Source: Phone Call from the Dead

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