Great events seemed to have been set in motion by his news.

Where someone set something in motion and then just walked away?

Had been in motion for some time, by the looks of them.

But down on the water the air was in motion.

All he had to do was set things in motion.

And now was a good time to set those plans in motion.

The sun was not long down, and events should be in motion.

And so the end of the world was set in motion.

The war has been in motion now for a few years.

As of Summer 2010 the plan had been set in motion.