COME INTO PLAY meaning: Become relevant or take effect - OneLook

Usually means: Become relevant or take effect.

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come into play: Merriam-Webster
come into play: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
come into play: Wiktionary

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come into play: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (come into play)

▸ verb: To become involved, start to play a role.

Similar:

come into, play a part, get in on the act, get into the act, get into, involve, play a role, bring into play, enter the picture, join in, more...

Opposite:

go out of play, exit, leave, end, finish

Adjectives:

onz, walk-in, going, be, coming, even, onboard, nait, take-away, takeaway, like

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Similar:

come into, play a part, get in on the act, get into the act, get into, involve, play a role, bring into play, enter the picture, join in, more...

Opposite:

go out of play, exit, leave, end, finish

Adjectives:

onz, walk-in, going, be, coming, even, onboard, nait, take-away, takeaway, like

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