come into service

come into service

To begin to be utilized. When will this ship come into service? These repairs are taking much longer than anticipated.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

come into service

to begin to be used; to begin to operate and function as designed. When did this elevator. come into service? I think that this machine came into service during World War II.
See also: come, service
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • go into the service
  • of service to someone, be
  • see service
  • do somebody a/no service
  • do (one) a service
  • do (one) no service
  • yeoman's service
  • be at (one's) service
  • be at somebody's service
  • at service
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The A380 large capacity aeroplane, capable of carrying up to 800 people, will come into service in 2007.