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fall into place

fall into place verb: to assume a clear and complete form when separate elements come together; to be fully realized at last.

Verb

fall into place (third-person singular simple present falls into place, present participle falling into place, simple past fell into place, past participle fallen into place)

  1. (idiomatic) To assume a clear and complete form when separate elements come together; to be fully realized at last.
    • If it weren't for your heroic deed, his evil plan would have fallen into place.
    • Everything fell into place when he figured out who the murderer was.
    Synonyms:
    click, click into place, slot into place

Examples of fall into place in a sentence

  • This is the day / Your life will surely change / This is the day / When things fall into place1983, Matt Johnson, “This Is the Day”, in Soul Mining, performed by The The:
  • If weapons and trained troops fall into place in time, Ukraine is capable of inflicting losses on the Russian Army that could have far-reaching geopolitical consequences[…]2023 April 3, Andrew E. Kramer, Mauricio Lima, “New Weapons Aren’t Enough: The Challenges of Ukraine’s Coming Assault”, in The New York...

Synonyms of fall into place

  • click
  • click into place
  • slot into place

Forms of fall into place

third-person singular presentfalls into place
present participlefalling into place
pastfell into place
past participlefallen into place

Questions about fall into place

What does fall into place mean?
Fall into place means to assume a clear and complete form when separate elements come together; to be fully realized at last.
How do you use fall into place in a sentence?
This is the day / Your life will surely change / This is the day / When things fall into place
What part of speech is fall into place?
Fall into place is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall into place?
The past tense of fall into place is fell into place.

Words near fall into place in the dictionary

  1. fall in lust
  2. fall in with
  3. fall into
  4. fall into a trap
  5. fall into oneself
  6. fall into place
  7. fall into someone's hands
  8. fall into someone's lap
  9. fall into the wrong hands
  10. fall line
  11. fall lines

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