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impl-im-en-TAYSHUN/ˌɪmplɪmenˈteɪʃn/

Implementation is putting a plan or law into action (often uncountable): implementation of the rubric; delayed implementation. Implement is the verb (already in the dictionary). Implementation slipped a term. Policy English. Do not use it for assembling a shelf.

Meaning

The process of putting a plan, law, or policy into action.

Examples

• “Implementation of the new rubric slipped a term after the strike.”
• “Poor implementation, not the idea, sank the pilot, which is the evaluation sense.”

Good to know

implementation of; delayed / phased implementation. Verb: implement. Policy, IT, and exam boards. Uncountable in many uses. Action, not furniture.

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