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• present participle of implement.

implementing

American  

[im-pluh-men-ting, -muhn-] / ˈɪm pləˌmɛn tɪŋ, -mən- /

noun

1. the act or process of carrying out a plan, putting a law or policy into effect, fulfilling a promise, etc..

   As a board member, I helped establish protocols and procedures for the implementing of these programs.

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adjective

1. putting or charged with putting something into effect, as a law, regulation, or policy.

   Until the implementing agencies develop their guidelines, specific concerns about what the new standard will mean can't be fully answered.

Etymology

Origin of implementing

First recorded in 1710–20; implement ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun; implement ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective

Example Sentences

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implementing

The penalties will paid over 10 years, but $5.3bn of it is contingent on YouTube and TikTok also implementing the following measures:

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

“There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about him or that I’m not actively implementing all the lessons he taught me as a man and as an artist.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

The administration hasn’t yet publicly released documents implementing Trump’s directive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

District Judge Indira Talwani issued an injunction that prevented the federal government from implementing that EO.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

During his second term in office, Comrade E. M. S. went about implementing the Peaceful Transition more soberly.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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