implementation

noun

im·​ple·​men·​ta·​tion ˌim-plə-mən-ˈtā-shən 

-ˌmen-

plural implementations

: an act or instance of implementing something : the process of making something active or effective

implementation of a new policy/law

The Vatican returned the revised text to the bishops for implementation.

—Rita Ferrone

That standard, which defines how much ozone is unhealthy, was set in 1997, but its implementation was delayed by legal challenges.

—Cheryl Hogue

Synonyms

• accomplishment
• achievement
• commission
• discharge
• enactment
• execution
• fulfillment
• fulfilment
• performance
• perpetration
• prosecution
• pursuance

Examples of implementation in a Sentence

the implementation of the idea turned out to be harder than its conception

Recent Examples on the Web

The film's star, Adrien Brody, also downplayed its implementation. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025

But negotiations in Cairo last week failed to achieve any consensus on implementation of the second phase. —Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 2 Mar. 2025

But the collective embrace was even more important than the implementation. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025

The agency will track implementation by requiring fleet owners to register trucks in an online system. ‘Impossible’ to comply? Both trucking companies and local governments have emerged as key critics of the regulation. —Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

implement entry 2 + -ation

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for implementation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration