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fell into place

fell into place is the simple past of fall into place.

Meaning of fall into place

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.
    Synonyms:
    click, click into place, slot into place

Questions about fell into place

What is fell into place the simple past of?
Fell into place is the simple past of fall into place.

Words near fell into place in the dictionary

  1. fell in with
  2. fell into
  3. fell into a trap
  4. fell into one's lap
  5. fell into oneself
  6. fell into place
  7. fell into someone's hands
  8. fell into the wrong hands
  9. fell off
  10. fell off a cliff
  11. fell off a truck

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