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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

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Example Sentences

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implementing

Yet he remains frustrated with cadres he deems are not implementing his orders.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

He has also held off on implementing fresh sanctions on Russia under legislation recently passed by Congress, which was named after the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Hayes’s fund is implementing AI and it’s increasing productivity, but he is running open-weight models internally.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Southern California Edison was considering implementing public safety power shutoffs for nearly 90,000 customers in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Nearly all of the cases alleging racial profiling in drug-law enforcement were brought pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its implementing regulations.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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